pois não
The verdict
“pois não” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - expressa que se está a dispor a atenção a quem se dirige no intento de saber no que a ele se pode ser útil
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pois não |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pois não” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pois não is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "expressa que se está a dispor a atenção a quem se dirige no intento de saber no que a ele se pode ser útil".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pois não, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pois não, spelled P-O-I-S- -N-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1expressa que se está a dispor a atenção a quem se dirige no intento de saber no que a ele se pode ser útil
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pois não”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-I-S- -N-Ã-O - 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.