nhô

/ˈɲo/

//ˈɲo// pron

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The verdict

“nhô” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,156 among 881 “N” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,156
frequency rank, Portuguese
881
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pronome de tratamento que os africanos escravizados davam aos seus senhores escravistas

Key facts for nhô
PropertyValue
Headwordnhô
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ˈɲo/
Letters3
Frequency rank#78,156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nhô” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nhô lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nhô is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,156 among 881 “N” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed /ˈɲo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nhô, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is nhô, spelled N-H-Ô.

Definition

  1. 1
    pronome de tratamento que os africanos escravizados davam aos seus senhores escravistas
  2. 2
    tratamento que se dá aos mais velhos

Synonyms

ioiônhonhôsinhô

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 "nhô"?
"nhô" is spelled N-H-Ô. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɲo/.
What does "nhô" mean?
As a pronoun, "nhô" means: pronome de tratamento que os africanos escravizados davam aos seus senhores escravistas
How do you pronounce "nhô"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nhô" is /ˈɲo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nhô" come from?
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Using “nhô”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-H-Ô - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɲo/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list