uns

article

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The verdict

“uns” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #485) as an article. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#485
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - alguns; certas pessoas

Corpus desk

Index PT-uns · uns · Portuguese

uns · rank #485 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #485
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH acesso

Nearest frequency peer: acesso (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “uns”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “uns” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

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.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for uns is neighbouring look-alikes ("us", "ur", …), not just typos; it is anarticle. Frequency #485 among 147 “U” headwords. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how uns appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O que todos sabem é que J. D. Salinger saboreou a fama por uns poucos dias na juventude (na agitada vida noturna de Greenwich Village, em Nova York) e achou-a amarga.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

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.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "uns", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

viu#499paz#453mão#451mês#444

What to do next

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  • "uns" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "us". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #485 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list