Which to use
“nah” is an adjective and “nas” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,820
- “nah” frequency rank
- #74
- “nas” frequency rank
- 26894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nah | nas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perto | caso genitivo do pronome pessoal my |
Letter map: nah vs nas
Shared letters muted; letters that set nah and nas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for nah / nas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nah is anadjective and nasapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “nah” becomes s in “nas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26894, 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 ?). nas is at rank #74, 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 26894, this pair ranks #42,170 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nah vs nas
Shared letters: an. Private to "nah": h. Private to "nas": s.
"nah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nah" and "nas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nah" vs "nas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nah" and "nas".
- Full dictionary entry for "nah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,170 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nah" and "nas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nah vs nami". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,170 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.