Which to use
“nah” is an adjective and “nam” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,820
- “nah” frequency rank
- #18,396
- “nam” frequency rank
- 45216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nah | nam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perto | caso dativo do pronome pessoal my |
Letter map: nah vs nam
Shared letters muted; letters that set nah and nam apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - nah and nam
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nah is anadjective and namapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “nah” becomes m in “nam”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nah is recorded at frequency rank #26,820, classified as anadj, pronounced /naː/ ouvir^(fonte ?). nam is at rank #18,396, 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 45216, this pair ranks #20,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nah vs nam
Shared letters: an. Private to "nah": h. Private to "nam": m.
"nah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nam" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nah" and "nam" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "nah" or "nam" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "nah" and "nam". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nah" and "nam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nah vs nami". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.