Which to use
“nad” is a preposition and “nami” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,954
- “nad” frequency rank
- #44,009
- “nami” frequency rank
- 77963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nad | nami |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em cima, acima de | caso instrumental do pronome pessoal my |
Letter map: nad vs nami
Shared letters muted; letters that set nad and nami apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nad runs 3 letters (CVC) against nami's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for nad / nami
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nad is apreposition and namiapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nad is recorded at frequency rank #33,954, classified as aprep, pronounced /ˈnat/ ouvir^(fonte ?). nami is at rank #44,009, 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 77963, this pair ranks #1,755 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nad vs nami
Shared letters: an. Private to "nad": d. Private to "nami": im.
"nad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nami" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nami ← anmi · naim · nammi · nmai · nnami
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nad" for "nami" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nad" or "nami"?
What to do next
You've compared "nad" and "nami". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nami" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,755 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nad" and "nami" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nadie 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 #1,755 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.