neve

Name: neve, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈnɛ.vɨ/

//ˈnɛ.vɨ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“neve” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,787. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,787
frequency rank, Portuguese: 360
“N” headwords: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - precipitação de cristais de gelo, frequentemente agrupados em flocos e formados pelo congelamento do vapor de água que se encontra suspenso na atmosfera

Corpus desk

Index PT-neve · neve · Portuguese

neve · rank #3,787 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #3,787
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 5 variants
BOOK-MID 360
PHOTO-FINISH ocupado

Nearest frequency peer: ocupado (+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.

manual

96,217
neve

96,214
ocupado

96,213
oficina

96,212
pacote

96,211
passeio

96,210

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

neve vs new

50% similar

neve vs novo

50% similar

neve vs nome

50% similar

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

Key facts for neve
Property	Value
Headword	neve
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈnɛ.vɨ/
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#3,787
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “neve”

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

#3,787

#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 “ocupado” (#3,788), “oficina” (#3,789), “manual” (#3,784). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “neve” fica em #3,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around neve (IPA /ˈnɛ.vɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,787 among 360 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for neve, with forms such as "enve", "neev", and "nevve". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "new", "novo", "nome", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is neve, spelled N-E-V-E.

Definition

1
precipitação de cristais de gelo, frequentemente agrupados em flocos e formados pelo congelamento do vapor de água que se encontra suspenso na atmosfera
2
floco ou conjunto de flocos desses cristais
3
frio excessivo
4
a cor branca muito alva
5
cabelos brancos
6
iguaria preparada com açúcar, leite ou suco de frutas; sorvete
7
conjunto de pontos brancos e diminutos que se formam na tela de televisor ou radar

Synonyms

cãs

This word in other languages

snow(English)nieve(Español)neige(Français)Schnee(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

enve
neev
nevve
nneve
nvee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of neve - 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.

Edit distance from "neve"

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 "neve"?

"neve" is spelled N-E-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnɛ.vɨ/.

What does "neve" mean?

As a noun, "neve" means: precipitação de cristais de gelo, frequentemente agrupados em flocos e formados pelo congelamento do vapor de água que se encontra suspenso na atmosfera

What words are commonly confused with "neve"?

"neve" is commonly confused with "new", "novo", "nome". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "neve"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neve" is /ˈnɛ.vɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "neve" come from?

"neve" 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 "neve", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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