Which to use
“nah” is an adjective and “nami” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,820
- “nah” frequency rank
- #44,009
- “nami” frequency rank
- 70829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nah | nami |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perto | caso instrumental do pronome pessoal my |
Letter map: nah vs nami
Shared letters muted; letters that set nah and nami apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nah 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.
Grammar separator: nah vs nami
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nah is anadjective and namiapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70829, 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 ?). 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 70829, this pair ranks #3,516 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nah vs nami
Shared letters: an. Private to "nah": h. Private to "nami": im.
"nah" · 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 "nah" for "nami" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nah" vs "nami" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nah" and "nami".
- Full dictionary entry for "nah" 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 #3,516 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nah" 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 #3,516 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.