nie
The verdict
“nie” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,906 among 360 “N” headwords), classed as a particle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,906
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 360
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não
Corpus desk
Index PT-nie · nie · Portuguese
nie · rank #52,906 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,906
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 360
- PHOTO-FINISH Nicaragua
Nearest frequency peer: Nicaragua (-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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “nie”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- muir
muir
47,106 corpus weight
- nebuloso
nebuloso
47,100 corpus weight
- Nicaragua
Nicaragua
47,096 corpus weight
- nie
nie
47,095 corpus weight
- nutriente
nutriente
47,093 corpus weight
- occitano
occitano
47,088 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “nie” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nie |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Particle |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #52,906 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “nie” em português
Rare enough to double-check
nie is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,906 among 360 “N” headwords, classed as aparticle. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "não".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is nie, spelled N-I-E.
Definition
- 1não
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Czy ona jest Portugalką? Nie, ona jest Brazylijką.
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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