Which to use
“não” is an adverb and “nue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,506
- “não” frequency rank
- #33,743
- “nue” frequency rank
- 75249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | não | nue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | No. | Nube. |
Where the eye mixes não and nue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. não and nue follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses não with nue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: não is [nɐ̃w] while nue is [ˈnwe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
não is recorded at frequency rank #41,506, classified as anadv, pronounced [nɐ̃w]. nue is at rank #33,743, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnwe].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 75249, this pair ranks #19,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of não vs nue
Shared letters: n. Private to "não": oã. Private to "nue": eu.
"não" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "nue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "não" for "nue" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "não" or "nue" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "não" and "nue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "não" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "não" and "nue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "não vs nox". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.