nuit

noun

The verdict

“nuit” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,363 among 881 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,363
frequency rank, Portuguese
881
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - noite (período entre o anoitecer e o amanhecer)

Key facts for nuit
PropertyValue
Headwordnuit
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#66,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nuit” 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). nuit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nuit is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,363 among 881 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "noite (período entre o anoitecer e o amanhecer)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nuit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is nuit, spelled N-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    noite (período entre o anoitecer e o amanhecer)

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 "nuit"?
"nuit" is spelled N-U-I-T.
What does "nuit" mean?
As a noun, "nuit" means: noite (período entre o anoitecer e o amanhecer)
What language does "nuit" come from?
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Using “nuit”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list