Which to use
“na” is a contraction and “nota” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17
- “na” frequency rank
- #873
- “nota” frequency rank
- 890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | na | nota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição em com o artigo definido a: | papel-moeda |
Where the eye mixes na and nota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: na vs nota
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: na is /nɐ/ while nota is /ˈnɔ.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
na is recorded at frequency rank #17, classified as acontraction, pronounced /nɐ/. nota is at rank #873, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɔ.tɐ/.
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 890, this pair ranks #74,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of na vs nota
Shared letters: an. Private to "na": -. Private to "nota": ot.
"na" · 2 letters · shape CV · "nota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nota ← nnota · noat · notta · ntoa · onta
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "na" for "nota" ever safe?
Frequency check: "na" vs "nota" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "na" and "nota" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "na" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "na" and "nota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noon vs nota". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #74,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.