Which to use
“nam” is a pronoun and “navy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,396
- “nam” frequency rank
- #29,843
- “navy” frequency rank
- 48239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nam | navy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso dativo do pronome pessoal my | azul escuro, azul-marinho |
Letter map: nam vs navy
Shared letters muted; letters that set nam and navy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nam runs 3 letters (CVC) against navy's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for nam / navy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nam is apronoun and navyanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nam is recorded at frequency rank #18,396, classified as apron. navy is at rank #29,843, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈneɪvi/.
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 48239, this pair ranks #16,960 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nam vs navy
Shared letters: an. Private to "nam": m. Private to "navy": vy.
"nam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "navy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- navy ← anvy · navvy · navyy · nayv · nnavy · nvay
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nam" for "navy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nam" or "navy"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nam" and "navy".
- Full dictionary entry for "nam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "navy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,960 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nam" and "navy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nami vs navy". 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 #16,960 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.