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The twelve marked letters, with the keys to press 12

  • à À A with grave accent, as a small letter and as a capital. It marks two a's run together: a, to, and a, the, make à. It does not mark stress. Portuguese keyboard: hold Shift and press the ´ key, which gives `, let go, then a; the key is two keys to the right of P in Portugal and just to the right of P on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ` then a. Option key: Option + `, then a. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0224 on the number pad for à, 0192 for À. Phone: touch and hold a.
  • á Á A with acute accent, as a small letter and as a capital. It marks a stressed a with an open sound, as in água. Portuguese keyboard: press the ´ key, let go, then a; that key is two keys to the right of P in Portugal and just to the right of P on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ' then a, or right Alt + a. Option key: Option + e, then a. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0225 on the number pad for á, 0193 for Á. Phone: touch and hold a.
  • â Â A with circumflex, as a small letter and as a capital. It marks a stressed a with a closed sound, as in câmara. Portuguese keyboard: hold Shift and press the ~ key, which gives ^, let go, then a; the key is three keys to the right of L in Portugal and two keys to the right of L on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ^ (Shift + 6) then a. Option key: Option + i, then a. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0226 on the number pad for â, 0194 for Â. Phone: touch and hold a.
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The twelve marked letters, with the keys to press, continued

  • ã Ã A with tilde, as a small letter and as a capital. The tilde marks a nasal a, as in mão and manhã. Portuguese keyboard: press the ~ key, let go, then a; that key is three keys to the right of L in Portugal and two keys to the right of L on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ~ (Shift + `) then a. Option key: Option + n, then a. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0227 on the number pad for ã, 0195 for Ã. Phone: touch and hold a.
  • ç Ç C with cedilla, as a small letter and as a capital. It gives c an s sound before a, o or u, as in cabeça. No Portuguese word starts with it. Portuguese keyboard: its own key, just to the right of L, in Portugal and on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; add Shift for the capital. US-International layout: ' then c, or right Alt + comma. Option key: Option + c; add Shift for the capital. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0231 on the number pad for ç, 0199 for Ç. Phone: touch and hold c.
  • é É E with acute accent, as a small letter and as a capital. It marks a stressed e with an open sound, as in pé. On its own é means is, and e without the accent means and. Portuguese keyboard: press the ´ key, let go, then e; that key is two keys to the right of P in Portugal and just to the right of P on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ' then e, or right Alt + e. Option key: Option + e, then e. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0233 on the number pad for é, 0201 for É. Phone: touch and hold e.
  • ê Ê E with circumflex, as a small letter and as a capital. It marks a stressed e with a closed sound, as in você. Portuguese keyboard: hold Shift and press the ~ key, which gives ^, let go, then e; the key is three keys to the right of L in Portugal and two keys to the right of L on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ^ (Shift + 6) then e. Option key: Option + i, then e. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0234 on the number pad for ê, 0202 for Ê. Phone: touch and hold e.
  • í Í I with acute accent, as a small letter and as a capital. It marks a stressed i, as in saída. Portuguese keyboard: press the ´ key, let go, then i; that key is two keys to the right of P in Portugal and just to the right of P on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ' then i, or right Alt + i. Option key: Option + e, then i. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0237 on the number pad for í, 0205 for Í. Phone: touch and hold i.
  • ó Ó O with acute accent, as a small letter and as a capital. It marks a stressed o with an open sound, as in avó, grandmother. Portuguese keyboard: press the ´ key, let go, then o; that key is two keys to the right of P in Portugal and just to the right of P on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ' then o, or right Alt + o. Option key: Option + e, then o. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0243 on the number pad for ó, 0211 for Ó. Phone: touch and hold o.
  • ô Ô O with circumflex, as a small letter and as a capital. It marks a stressed o with a closed sound, as in avô, grandfather. Portuguese keyboard: hold Shift and press the ~ key, which gives ^, let go, then o; the key is three keys to the right of L in Portugal and two keys to the right of L on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ^ (Shift + 6) then o. Option key: Option + i, then o. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0244 on the number pad for ô, 0212 for Ô. Phone: touch and hold o.
  • õ Õ O with tilde, as a small letter and as a capital. The tilde marks a nasal o. It is written only in plurals such as limões and in forms of the verb pôr such as põe. Portuguese keyboard: press the ~ key, let go, then o; that key is three keys to the right of L in Portugal and two keys to the right of L on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ~ (Shift + `) then o. Option key: Option + n, then o. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0245 on the number pad for õ, 0213 for Õ. Phone: touch and hold o.
  • ú Ú U with acute accent, as a small letter and as a capital. It marks a stressed u, as in saúde. Portuguese keyboard: press the ´ key, let go, then u; that key is two keys to the right of P in Portugal and just to the right of P on Brazil's ABNT2 layout; hold Shift with the letter for the capital. US-International layout: ' then u, or right Alt + u. Option key: Option + e, then u. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0250 on the number pad for ú, 0218 for Ú. Phone: touch and hold u.

Pairs that one mark keeps apart 34

  • à to the, at the, before a feminine noun. Without the accent, a means the, before a feminine noun; also to.
  • aí there, near you. Without the accent, ai means ouch.
  • ânimo spirit, cheer. Without the circumflex, animo means I cheer up.
  • às to the, at the, before a feminine plural; also used with clock times. Without the accent, as means the, before a feminine plural.
  • até until, up to. Without the accent, ate means tie, a form of the verb atar.
  • avô grandfather. Without the circumflex, avo is a word for fractions, as in um doze avos, one twelfth. With an acute accent, avó is grandmother.
  • baía bay. Without the accent, baia means stall for a horse.
  • bebê baby, as Brazil spells it; Portugal writes bebé. Without the circumflex, bebe means he or she drinks.
  • coçar to scratch. Without the cedilla, cocar means headdress of feathers.
  • contém contains. Without the accent, contem means count, a form of the verb contar.
  • dá gives. Without the accent, da means of the, before a feminine noun.
  • dê give, as a request or a wish. Without the circumflex, de means of, from.
  • dó pity; also do, the musical note. Without the accent, do means of the, before a masculine noun.
  • dúvida doubt. Without the accent, duvida means he or she doubts.
  • faça do, make, as a request or a wish. Without the cedilla, faca means knife.
  • início beginning. Without the accent, inicio means I begin.
  • maiô one-piece swimsuit, in Brazil. Without the circumflex, maio means May.
  • manhã morning. Without the tilde, manha means cunning, slyness.
  • metrô subway, as Brazil spells it. Without the circumflex, metro means meter, and in Portugal it is also the subway.
  • nó knot. Without the accent, no means in the, before a masculine noun.
  • nós we. Without the accent, nos means us.
  • notícia news, a piece of news. Without the accent, noticia means he or she reports.
  • pôde could, was able to. Without the circumflex, pode means can, is able to.
  • pôr to put. Without the circumflex, por means by, for, through.
  • porquê reason, the why of something. Without the circumflex, porque means because.
  • prática practice. Without the accent, pratica means he or she practices.
  • quê what, at the end of a question. Without the circumflex, que means that, which.
  • roça clearing for planting; in Brazil also the countryside. Without the cedilla, roca means distaff, the rod that holds wool for spinning.
  • sabiá thrush, a songbird, in Brazil. Without the accent, sabia means knew; with the accent on the first a, sábia is wise.
  • secretária secretary, the feminine form; also a writing desk. Without the accent, secretaria means office of a secretary, department.
  • têm they have. Without the circumflex, tem means he or she has.
  • trânsito traffic. Without the circumflex, transito means I pass through.
  • vêm they come. Without the circumflex, vem means he or she comes.
  • vilã villain, the feminine form. Without the tilde, vila means small town.

Words with á, é, í, ó or ú 95

  • açaí the açaí palm and its dark purple fruit. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and í.
  • açúcar sugar. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ú.
  • África Africa
  • agradável pleasant
  • água water
  • águia eagle
  • alguém someone
  • aniversário birthday; anniversary
  • após after
  • aquário aquarium
  • arco-íris rainbow
  • armário cupboard, wardrobe
  • árvore tree
  • automóvel car
  • avó grandmother. With a circumflex, avô is grandfather.
  • avós grandparents; grandmothers
  • baú chest, trunk
  • boné cap
  • cafuné a gentle stroking of someone's head, in Brazil
  • calendário calendar
  • caracóis snails; curls of hair
  • céu sky
  • chá tea
  • chapéu hat
  • chávena teacup, in Portugal
  • conteúdo content
  • contrário opposite
  • diário diary; daily
  • dicionário dictionary
  • escritório office
  • exercício exercise
  • família family
  • fé faith
  • férias vacation
  • girassóis sunflowers
  • guaraná guarana, a South American tree and its fruit
  • herói hero
  • história story; history
  • horário timetable, schedule
  • húmido damp, humid, as Portugal spells it. Brazil writes úmido.
  • ímã magnet. Two kinds of mark in one word: í and ã.
  • incrível incredible
  • já already; right now
  • jacaré alligator, caiman
  • lá there, over there
  • lápis pencil
  • lençóis bedsheets. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ó.
  • lírio lily
  • maracujá passion fruit
  • maré tide
  • matéria subject at school; matter
  • mistério mystery
  • miúdo small; in Portugal also a kid
  • móvel piece of furniture; movable
  • necessário necessary
  • ninguém nobody
  • nível level
  • óculos glasses
  • olá hello
  • óleo oil
  • órgão organ. Two kinds of mark in one word: ó and ã.
  • ótimo great, excellent
  • pá shovel
  • papéis papers; roles
  • parabéns congratulations
  • pássaro bird; strictly, a perching bird
  • pastéis pastries; the plural of pastel
  • pé foot
  • pérola pearl
  • picolé ice pop, in Brazil
  • porém however
  • possível possible
  • prático practical
  • prémio prize, as Portugal spells it. Brazil writes prêmio.
  • quilómetro kilometer, as Portugal spells it. Brazil writes quilômetro.
  • rádio radio
  • régua ruler
  • relógio clock, watch
  • rodapé baseboard; foot of a page
  • ruído noise
  • sábio wise
  • saída exit
  • saúde health; also said as a toast or after a sneeze
  • século century
  • sítio place; small farm; in Portugal also a website
  • só only; alone
  • sótão attic. Two kinds of mark in one word: ó and ã.
  • Suíça Switzerland. Two kinds of mark in one word: í and ç.
  • também also, too
  • táxi taxi
  • ténis tennis; a sneaker, as Portugal spells it. Brazil writes tênis.
  • úmido damp, humid. Portugal writes húmido.
  • vocabulário vocabulary
  • vovó grandma
  • xícara teacup, mug

Words with â, ê or ô 50

  • alô hello, said when answering the phone
  • Amazônia Amazonia, the Amazon rainforest. Portugal writes Amazónia.
  • âmbar amber
  • ângulo angle
  • Atlântico the Atlantic
  • bênção blessing. Three kinds of mark in one word: ê, ç and ã.
  • bisavô great-grandfather
  • botânica botany
  • britânico British
  • cadê where is, in everyday Brazilian speech
  • câmara chamber; council; in Portugal also a camera
  • câmera camera; another form of câmara
  • ciência science
  • cômodo comfortable; also a room of a house, as Brazil spells it. Portugal writes cómodo.
  • econômico economic; economical. Portugal writes económico.
  • eletrônico electronic, as Brazil spells it. Portugal writes eletrónico.
  • estômago stomach
  • êxito success
  • experiência experience; experiment
  • fôlego breath
  • francês French
  • gênero kind, genre, as Brazil spells it. Portugal writes género.
  • holandês Dutch
  • importância importance
  • infância childhood
  • inglês English; Englishman
  • inteligência intelligence
  • judô judo, as Brazil spells it. Portugal writes judo.
  • lâmpada light bulb, lamp
  • lê reads
  • mecânico mechanic; mechanical
  • mês month
  • ônibus bus, in Brazil
  • paciência patience
  • pêssego peach
  • pônei pony, as Brazil spells it. Portugal writes pónei.
  • português Portuguese
  • prêmio prize, as Brazil spells it. Portugal writes prémio.
  • purê puree, mash, as Brazil spells it. Portugal writes puré.
  • quilômetro kilometer, as Brazil spells it. Portugal writes quilómetro.
  • relâmpago flash of lightning
  • robô robot
  • tâmara date, the fruit
  • tênis tennis; a sneaker. Portugal writes ténis.
  • três three
  • tricô knitting
  • vê sees
  • você you
  • vocês you, speaking to several people
  • vovô grandpa

Words with ã or õ 59

  • ação action. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • alemão German
  • amanhã tomorrow
  • atenção attention. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • avião airplane
  • aviões airplanes
  • balão balloon
  • botão button
  • camarão shrimp
  • campeão champion
  • canção song. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • canções songs. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and õ.
  • cão dog
  • capitão captain
  • cartão card
  • chão floor, ground
  • cidadão citizen
  • compõe composes, makes up
  • coração heart. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • corações hearts. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and õ.
  • dragão dragon
  • emoção emotion. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • então then, so
  • estação station; season. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • fã fan, admirer
  • feijão bean; beans
  • informação information. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • irmã sister
  • irmão brother
  • irmãos brothers; brothers and sisters
  • lã wool
  • leão lion
  • leões lions
  • lição lesson. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • limão lemon; lime
  • limões lemons; limes
  • maçã apple. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • mãe mother
  • mão hand
  • milhões millions
  • nação nation. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • não no; not
  • opção option. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • pães loaves of bread
  • pão bread
  • põe puts
  • portão gate
  • questão question, issue
  • rã frog
  • razão reason
  • refeição meal. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • são healthy, sound; also they are, and saint before a name
  • solução solution. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • tradição tradition. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • tradução translation. Two kinds of mark in one word: ç and ã.
  • tubarão shark
  • verão summer
  • violão acoustic guitar, in Brazil
  • vulcão volcano

Words with ç 39

  • abraçar to hug
  • abraço hug
  • almoçar to have lunch
  • almoço lunch
  • balança scale, for weighing
  • berço cradle, crib
  • braço arm
  • cabeça head
  • caçula the youngest child of a family
  • calçada sidewalk, in Brazil
  • cansaço tiredness
  • começar to begin
  • começo beginning
  • conheço I know, I am familiar with
  • criança child
  • dança dance
  • dançar to dance
  • diferença difference
  • endereço address
  • espaço space
  • esperança hope
  • faço I do, I make
  • força strength, force
  • França France
  • lençol bedsheet
  • licença permission; license
  • março March
  • onça ounce; in Brazil also the jaguar
  • paçoca paçoca, a Brazilian sweet of ground peanuts; also a dish of cassava flour and dried meat
  • palhaço clown
  • pedaço piece
  • pescoço neck
  • poço well, for water
  • praça town square
  • preço price
  • preguiça laziness; also the sloth, the animal
  • segurança safety, security
  • serviço service; work
  • terça-feira Tuesday

Words with à 5

  • àquela to that one, at that, feminine
  • àquelas to those, feminine
  • àquele to that one, at that, masculine
  • àqueles to those, masculine
  • àquilo to that thing

Common words with no marks 78

  • abacaxi pineapple, in Brazil
  • agora now
  • ajudar to help
  • amigo friend
  • aqui here
  • azul blue
  • banheiro bathroom, in Brazil. In Portugal a banheiro is a lifeguard.
  • beija-flor hummingbird
  • bem well
  • bem-vindo welcome
  • bom good
  • branco white
  • brincar to play
  • cabelo hair
  • chegar to arrive
  • chuva rain
  • cidade city
  • coelho rabbit
  • couve-flor cauliflower
  • depois after, later
  • desculpe sorry, excuse me
  • dia day
  • dizer to say
  • escola school
  • escrever to write
  • estrela star
  • eu I
  • falar to speak
  • fazer to do, to make
  • floresta forest
  • gato cat
  • gostar to like
  • guarda-chuva umbrella
  • hoje today
  • homem man
  • janeiro January
  • janela window
  • jogar to play a game or a sport; to throw
  • laranja orange
  • leite milk
  • ler to read
  • livro book
  • lua moon
  • maio May
  • mais more
  • menino boy
  • morango strawberry
  • muito very; much
  • neve snow
  • noite night
  • obrigada thank you, said by a woman
  • obrigado thank you, said by a man
  • oi hey, hi
  • onde where
  • ontem yesterday
  • pai father
  • pais parents. With an accent, país is country.
  • palavra word
  • passarinho little bird
  • peixe fish
  • ponte bridge
  • praia beach
  • queijo cheese
  • quente hot
  • rua street
  • saudade a fond longing for someone or something that is away
  • segunda-feira Monday
  • sexta-feira Friday
  • sim yes
  • sol sun
  • talvez maybe
  • tchau bye
  • teclado keyboard
  • trabalhar to work
  • trazer to bring
  • tudo everything
  • verde green
  • vermelho red

Short sentences 36

  • A administração toma decisões importantes. The administration makes important decisions. Tatoeba sentence 1245208 by Welton.
  • A biologia inclui muitas ciências da vida. Biology includes many life sciences. Tatoeba sentence 907620 by alexmarcelo.
  • Às vezes ele vem me ver. He sometimes comes to see me. Tatoeba sentence 1491890 by alexmarcelo.
  • De acordo com o rádio, vai nevar amanhã. According to the radio, it will snow tomorrow. Tatoeba sentence 377685 by brauliobezerra.
  • É claro que vai chover amanhã. Evidently, it's going to rain tomorrow. Tatoeba sentence 2483219 by Matheus.
  • É mesmo uma ótima ideia. That's a really great idea. Tatoeba sentence 1311924 by brauliobezerra.
  • Ele acabou de sair do escritório. He left the office just now. Tatoeba sentence 2462073 by MarlonX19.
  • Ele encontrará facilmente o ponto de ônibus. He will find the bus stop easily. Tatoeba sentence 3461556 by piterkeo.
  • Ensinam japonês na sua escola agora? Is Japanese taught in your school now? Tatoeba sentence 375211 by brauliobezerra.
  • Escreva seu nome e endereço neste envelope. Write your name and address on this envelope. Tatoeba sentence 973504 by alexmarcelo.
  • Essa maçã não é vermelha. This apple is not red. Tatoeba sentence 3763095 by Ricardo14.
  • Esse é o melhor dicionário que eu tenho. This is the best dictionary that I have. Tatoeba sentence 2781804 by Ricardo14.
  • Está certo, nos encontraremos às cinco. All right, we'll meet at five. Tatoeba sentence 3676612 by carlosalberto.
  • Estava esperando um táxi. I was waiting for a taxi. Tatoeba sentence 1255861 by alexmarcelo.
  • Estudar árabe é meu passatempo. Studying Arabic is my hobby. Tatoeba sentence 959791 by alexmarcelo.
  • Eu derrubei o meu sanduíche. I dropped my sandwich. Tatoeba sentence 2500565 by alexmarcelo.
  • Meus pais também têm uma granja. My parents also have a farm. Tatoeba sentence 970344 by alexmarcelo.
  • Muitas árvores perdem as folhas no inverno. Many trees lose their leaves in the winter. Tatoeba sentence 1392848 by Ricardo14.
  • Não é tão fácil assim. It's not that easy. Tatoeba sentence 1734388 by alexmarcelo.
  • Não há erros gramaticais nesta frase. There are no grammatical mistakes in this sentence. Tatoeba sentence 1296431 by alexmarcelo.
  • Não há nenhuma nuvem no céu. There's not a cloud in the sky. Tatoeba sentence 735015 by brauliobezerra.
  • Nós estamos comendo maçãs. We're eating apples. Tatoeba sentence 2149200 by alexmarcelo.
  • Nossa escola tem um ábaco. Our school has an abacus. Tatoeba sentence 974525 by alexmarcelo.
  • O inglês é falado ao redor do mundo. English is spoken around the world. Tatoeba sentence 914483 by alexmarcelo.
  • O trabalho vai começar amanhã. Work is due to begin tomorrow. Tatoeba sentence 987314 by alexmarcelo.
  • Onde vocês começaram a aprender a falar holandês? Where did you start learning to speak Dutch? Tatoeba sentence 1838033 by alexmarcelo.
  • Os golfinhos são animais muito inteligentes. Dolphins are very intelligent animals. Tatoeba sentence 1230155 by alexmarcelo.
  • Quantas aulas você tem às segundas-feiras? How many classes do you have on Monday? Tatoeba sentence 3367916 by carlosalberto.
  • Segure a bola com as duas mãos. Hold the ball with both hands. Tatoeba sentence 1488047 by brauliobezerra.
  • Só pergunto por curiosidade. I only ask out of curiosity. Tatoeba sentence 1510678 by alexmarcelo.
  • Toda manhã como mel no café da manhã. Every morning, I eat honey for breakfast. Tatoeba sentence 1111630 by alexmarcelo.
  • Todas as línguas têm dialetos. All languages have dialects. Tatoeba sentence 1333287 by alexmarcelo.
  • Tomo meu chá sem açúcar. I take my tea without sugar. Tatoeba sentence 921935 by alexmarcelo.
  • Um prisma decompõe a luz. A prism decomposes light. Tatoeba sentence 1141643 by alexmarcelo.
  • Você conhece esta canção, não é? You know this song, don't you? Tatoeba sentence 3432969 by piterkeo.
  • Você já respondeu aquela carta? Have you answered that letter yet? Tatoeba sentence 3456858 by piterkeo.

How this list was compiled: Words chosen one at a time for this site, not taken from any published word list or frequency list; no film-subtitle list was used and no frequency rank is given. Every word, and every twin without its mark that a note names, was checked on 2026-10-03 to have a Portuguese entry in the English Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org (the entry for the one-letter word a is on that dictionary's page 'a/languages M to Z'). The English meanings were written for this site and compared with those entries, and words whose main sense is rude or slang were left out. Where Brazil and Portugal spell a word differently (bebê and bebé, tênis and ténis), the note says so as the dictionary entry labels it; the spellings are those of the 1990 spelling agreement. Which marks Portuguese writes and what they do (the acute on five vowels, the circumflex on â, ê and ô, the tilde on ã and õ, à for two a's run together, ç before a, o or u and never at the start of a word, õ only in plurals and in forms of pôr, the pairs por and pôr, pode and pôde, and the two dots dropped by the 1990 agreement): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_orthography. The two keyboards (the ´ and ~ keys and where they sit in Portugal and on Brazil's ABNT2 layout, ç to the right of L): the Portuguese and Portuguese (Brazil ABNT2) keyboard charts of the Unicode CLDR project, release 43, https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/tree/release-43/keyboards, and the Portuguese section of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_QWERTY_keyboard_language_variants. US-International key presses, Option key presses and the letters a phone offers on touch and hold: the United States-International, U.S. and English on-screen keyboard charts of the same CLDR release. Alt codes are each character's number in the Western European code page with a zero in front, as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_code describes, worked out for this site. All read 2026-10-03. The 36 sentences come from the Tatoeba corpus, https://tatoeba.org, found 2026-10-03 with its search set to Portuguese sentences owned by a self-declared native speaker, with a direct English translation. Each is credited with its Tatoeba number and author and opens at https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/ followed by the number. The English line with each sentence is the linked Tatoeba translation. No sentence was written for this site. Every word and sentence was read against a blocklist of rude and upsetting words. A word that fits several drills is printed once in this list, under the first heading that fits it; the drill in the menu still includes it. Licence: own work (selection, grouping, glosses and notes; words checked against Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA). The items in the sentences group are from Tatoeba, https://tatoeba.org, under CC BY 2.0 FR, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/fr/, each credited to its author by user name. The English line with each sentence is a Tatoeba translation under the same license, and its author is named on the linked sentence page.

How it works

Portuguese typing on an English keyboard comes down to twelve marked letters, from ã and õ to ç. Each timed run ends with WPM and accuracy, and the list says where Brazil and Portugal spell a word differently.

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Nine drills, one kind of mark at a time

The Practise menu, under More options, opens on Everything: 408 words and sentences, shuffled. One drill takes the twelve marked letters alone, each as a small letter and a capital. Pairs shows what a mark decides: maiô is a swimsuit and maio is May. Five drills take one kind of mark each, from água to coração, and 36 Tatoeba sentences mix them.

Two Portuguese keyboards

Portugal and Brazil type on different layouts. Both give ç its own key, just right of L. The ´ key sits just right of P in Brazil and one key further in Portugal. Shift turns ´ into ` and ~ into ^.

  • On both Portuguese keyboards ´ and ~ are dead keys: nothing shows until you press the letter. Keep typing.
  • On the US-International layout, ~ then a gives ã, ' then c gives ç, and ^ then e gives ê.

Questions and answers

How do I type ã, ç and é without a Portuguese keyboard?

On a Mac, Option + n then a gives ã and Option + c gives ç. On Windows, hold Alt and type 0227 for ã, 0231 for ç or 0233 for é on the number pad. On a phone, touch and hold the letter.

What is the difference between avó and avô?

An avó is a grandmother and an avô is a grandfather. The acute accent marks an open o and the circumflex a closed one, and this page counts the wrong one as a miss. With no mark, avo is a word for fractions.

Is Brazilian Portuguese spelled differently from European Portuguese?

Mostly not: both follow the 1990 spelling agreement. A few words differ by one accent: Brazil writes bebê and tênis, Portugal writes bebé and ténis. A note in the list says which country uses which.

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