nul
/ˈnul/, /ˈnʊl/
The verdict
“nul” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zero (0)
Corpus desk
Index PT-nul · nul · Portuguese
nul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nul |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | /ˈnul/, /ˈnʊl/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “nul” em português
Rare enough to double-check
nul is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed /ˈnul/, /ˈnʊl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zero (0)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nul, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 nul, spelled N-U-L.
Definition
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