nena

noun

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The verdict

“nena” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,147
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa de pouca idade, rapariga muito nova; menina; criança

Corpus desk

Index PT-nena · nena · Portuguese

nena · rank #41,147 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,147
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH neck

Nearest frequency peer: neck (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “nena”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “nena” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

nena vs nn
50% similar
nena vs new
50% similar
nena vs net
50% similar

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

Key facts for nena
PropertyValue
Headwordnena
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,147
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “nena”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).nenacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “neck” (#41,145), “niilismo” (#41,151), “oftalmologia” (#41,160). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “nena” fica em #41,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around nena, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,147 among 360 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for nena, with forms such as "enna", "nean", and "nenna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nn", "new", "net", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is nena, spelled N-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa de pouca idade, rapariga muito nova; menina; criança
  2. 2
    o mesmo que boneca
  3. 3
    grande bebedeira

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nena appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Nena branca, amada, amiga
  2. Por quén estas ágoas cantam." (Godofredo Filho)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enna
  • nean
  • nenna
  • nnea
  • nnena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nena - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enna2nean2nenna1nnea2nnena1
Edit distance from "nena"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nena"?
"nena" is spelled N-E-N-A.
What does "nena" mean?
As a noun, "nena" means: pessoa de pouca idade, rapariga muito nova; menina; criança
What words are commonly confused with "nena"?
"nena" is commonly confused with "nn", "new", "net". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "nena" come from?
"nena" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nena", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neck#41,145malo#41,118lupo#41,108pont#41,186

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

puré5 variantslime5 variantslavra5 variantskilo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list