não

[nɐ̃w]

/[nɐ̃w]/ adv

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The verdict

“não” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #41,506) as an adverb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#41,506
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - No.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

não vs no
67% similar
não vs ne
33% similar
não vs ny
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for não
PropertyValue
Headwordnão
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[nɐ̃w]
Letters3
Frequency rank#41,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “não” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). não lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for não is neighbouring look-alikes ("no", "ne", …), not just typos; it is anadverb pronounced [nɐ̃w]. Frequency #41,506 among 7,828 “N” headwords. Gloss: "No.".

No misspelling variants are generated for não in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "no", "ne", "ny", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is não, spelled N-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    No.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "não"?
"não" is spelled N-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is [nɐ̃w].
What does "não" mean?
As an adverb, "não" means: No.
What words are commonly confused with "não"?
"não" is commonly confused with "no", "ne", "ny". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "não"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "não" is [nɐ̃w]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "não" come from?
"não" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “não”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [nɐ̃w] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “no” - see the side-by-side comparison. não vs no
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Words at a similar Spanish frequency

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list