nalguns
/nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs]
The verdict
“nalguns” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,841. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,841
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 881
- “N” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido alguns
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nalguns |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #29,841 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nalguns” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around nalguns (IPA /nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs]), acontraction. Corpus frequency is #29,841 among 881 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido alguns".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nalguns, with forms such as "anlguns", "nagluns", and "nalgguns". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nalgumas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is nalguns, spelled N-A-L-G-U-N-S.
Definition
- 1contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido alguns
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- anlguns
- nagluns
- nalgguns
- nalgnus
- nalgunns
- nalgunss
- nalgusn
- nallguns
- nalugns
- nlaguns
- nnalguns
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nalguns - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nalguns”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-A-L-G-U-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nalgumas” - see the side-by-side comparison. nalguns vs nalgumas
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.