Which to use
“nadie” is a pronoun and “nado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,952
- “nadie” frequency rank
- #20,371
- “nado” frequency rank
- 66323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nadie | nado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ninguém | nascido, nato |
Where the eye mixes nadie and nado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nadie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against nado's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nadie and nado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nadie is /ˈna.dje/ while nado is /ˈna.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nadie is recorded at frequency rank #45,952, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈna.dje/. nado is at rank #20,371, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈna.du/.
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 66323, this pair ranks #5,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nadie vs nado
Shared letters: adn. Private to "nadie": ei. Private to "nado": o.
"nadie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "nado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nadie" for "nado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nadie" or "nado"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nadie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nadie" and "nado" 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 #5,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.