Which to use
“n” is an adverb and “no” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #585
- “n” frequency rank
- #15
- “no” frequency rank
- 600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | n | no |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não | forma enclítica do pronome o quando precedido de forma verbal terminada em som nasal |
Letter map: n vs no
Shared letters muted; letters that set n and no apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for n / no
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: n is anadverb and noapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “n” sits inside “no”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
n is recorded at frequency rank #585, classified as anadv. no is at rank #15, tagged as apron.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 600, this pair ranks #75,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of n vs no
Shared letters: n. Private to "n": -. Private to "no": o.
"n" · 1 letters · shape C · "no" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "n" and "no" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "n" vs "no" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "n" and "no". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "n" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "no" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "n" and "no" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "no vs noon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.