Which to use
“noi” is a pronoun and “nui” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,471
- “noi” frequency rank
- #48,561
- “nui” frequency rank
- 94032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noi | nui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nosotros | Grande |
Where the eye mixes noi and nui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. noi and nui follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between noi and nui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: noi is /ˈnoj/ while nui is [ˈnu.i]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - o in “noi” becomes u in “nui”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noi is recorded at frequency rank #45,471, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈnoj/. nui is at rank #48,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnu.i].
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 94032, this pair ranks #931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of noi vs nui
Shared letters: in. Private to "noi": o. Private to "nui": u.
"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "nui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "noi" and "nui" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "noi" vs "nui" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "noi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noi" and "nui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nox vs nui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #931 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.