Which to use
“nabo” and “nata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,387
- “nabo” frequency rank
- #19,220
- “nata” frequency rank
- 57607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nabo | nata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta herbácea da espécie Brassica rapa, de raiz carnuda, branca, arredondada ou pontiaguda com variedades muito cultivadas para a alimentação | camada de gordura que se forma à superfície do leite; creme |
Where the eye mixes nabo and nata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nabo and nata follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: nabo vs nata
A purely visual mix-up. nabo (/ˈna.bu/) and nata (/ˈna.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nabo is recorded at frequency rank #38,387, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈna.bu/. nata is at rank #19,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈna.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 57607, this pair ranks #9,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nabo vs nata
Shared letters: an. Private to "nabo": bo. Private to "nata": t.
"nabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "nabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nabo" and "nata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nabo vs nami". 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 #9,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.