Which to use
“na” is a contraction and “nas” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17
- “na” frequency rank
- #74
- “nas” frequency rank
- 91
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | na | nas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição em com o artigo definido a: | caso genitivo do pronome pessoal my |
Letter map: na vs nas
Shared letters muted; letters that set na and nas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: na is acontraction and nasapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “na” sits inside “nas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
na is recorded at frequency rank #17, classified as acontraction, pronounced /nɐ/. nas is at rank #74, 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 91, this pair ranks #75,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of na vs nas
Shared letters: an. Private to "na": -. Private to "nas": s.
"na" · 2 letters · shape CV · "nas" · 3 letters · shape CVC