Which to use
“nah” is an adjective and “no” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,820
- “nah” frequency rank
- #15
- “no” frequency rank
- 26835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nah | no |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perto | forma enclítica do pronome o quando precedido de forma verbal terminada em som nasal |
Letter map: nah vs no
Shared letters muted; letters that set nah and no apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for nah / no
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nah is anadjective and noapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26835, 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 ?). no is at rank #15, 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 26835, this pair ranks #42,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nah vs no
Shared letters: n. Private to "nah": ah. Private to "no": o.
"nah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "no" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nah" and "no" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "nah" vs "no" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "nah" and "no". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "no" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nah" and "no" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nah vs nami". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.