nesses

/ˈne.sis/

//ˈne.sis// contraction

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The verdict

“nesses” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,783
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo esses

Corpus desk

Index PT-nesses · nesses · Portuguese

nesses · rank #2,783 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,783
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH nuclear

Nearest frequency peer: nuclear (+1 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 “nesses”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “nesses” 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).

nesses vs nestes
83% similar
nesses vs nessa
67% similar
nesses vs nessas
83% similar

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

Key facts for nesses
PropertyValue
Headwordnesses
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechContraction
IPA/ˈne.sis/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,783
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “nesses”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).nessescai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “nuclear” (#2,784), “objetos” (#2,785), “instrumento” (#2,780). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “nesses” fica em #2,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around nesses (IPA /ˈne.sis/), acontraction. Corpus frequency is #2,783 among 360 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo esses".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nesses, with forms such as "ensses", "neses", and "nesess". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nestes", "nessa", "nessas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is nesses, spelled N-E-S-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo esses

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A Justiça, no entanto, entendeu que não há provas suficientes de que houve repasse de recursos públicos nesses contratos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ensses
  • neses
  • nesess
  • nessess
  • nessse
  • nnesses
  • nseses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nesses - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ensses2neses1nesess2nessess1nessse2nnesses1nseses2
Edit distance from "nesses"

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 "nesses"?
"nesses" is spelled N-E-S-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈne.sis/.
What does "nesses" mean?
As a contraction, "nesses" means: contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo esses
What words are commonly confused with "nesses"?
"nesses" is commonly confused with "nestes", "nessa", "nessas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nesses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nesses" is /ˈne.sis/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nesses" come from?
"nesses" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

provar#2,795coluna#2,766sentem#2,806unidas#2,754

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

preta7 variantsprimo7 variantsdrama7 variantspinto7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list