nihil
The verdict
“nihil” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,989 among 881 “N” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,989
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 881
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nada
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nihil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #97,989 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nihil” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nihil is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,989 among 881 “N” headwords, classed as apronoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
nihil doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is nihil, spelled N-I-H-I-L.
Definition
- 1nada
- 2coisa alguma
Synonyms
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 “nihil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-I-H-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.