nalguns

//nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs]/ contraction

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,841

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

nalguns is aPortuguesecontraction. It means: contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido alguns Pronounced /nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs]. Often confused with nalgumas.

Key facts for nalguns
PropertyValue
Headwordnalguns
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechContraction
IPA/nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,841
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nalguns in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for nalguns is 7 letters long, classified as acontraction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,841 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is nalguns, spelled N-A-L-G-U-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    contração 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nalguns

Misspelling Variants of "nalguns"

anlguns7nagluns7nalgguns8nalgnus7nalgunns8nalgunss8nalgusn7nallguns8
Misspelling Variants of "nalguns"

Frequency rank: #29,841 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nalguns"?
"nalguns" is spelled N-A-L-G-U-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs].
What does "nalguns" mean?
As a contraction, "nalguns" means: contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido alguns
What words are commonly confused with "nalguns"?
"nalguns" is commonly confused with "nalgumas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nalguns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nalguns" is /nawˈɡũs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nalguns" come from?
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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.