uns

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The verdict

“uns” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #485 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an article.

#485
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - alguns; certas pessoas

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

uns vs us
67% similar
uns vs ur
33% similar
uns vs ut
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for uns
PropertyValue
Headworduns
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechArticle
Letters3
Frequency rank#485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uns” 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). uns lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for uns is 3 letters long, classified as an article. Corpus data places it at rank #485 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "alguns; certas pessoas".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for uns, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "us", "ur", "ut", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is uns, spelled U-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    alguns; certas pessoas

This word in other languages

some(English)

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 "uns"?
"uns" is spelled U-N-S.
What does "uns" mean?
As an article, "uns" means: alguns; certas pessoas
What words are commonly confused with "uns"?
"uns" is commonly confused with "us", "ur", "ut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "uns" come from?
"uns" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “uns”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “us” - see the side-by-side comparison. uns vs us
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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