neve
/ˈnɛ.vɨ/
The verdict
“neve” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,787 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,787
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - precipitação de cristais de gelo, frequentemente agrupados em flocos e formados pelo congelamento do vapor de água que se encontra suspenso na atmosfera
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 | 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) |
Where “neve” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for neve is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈnɛ.vɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,787 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1precipitação de cristais de gelo, frequentemente agrupados em flocos e formados pelo congelamento do vapor de água que se encontra suspenso na atmosfera
- 2floco ou conjunto de flocos desses cristais
- 3frio excessivo
- 4a cor branca muito alva
- 5cabelos brancos
- 6iguaria preparada com açúcar, leite ou suco de frutas; sorvete
- 7conjunto de pontos brancos e diminutos que se formam na tela de televisor ou radar
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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 “neve”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-E-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈnɛ.vɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “new” - see the side-by-side comparison. neve vs new
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.