# não vs new

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### não
*adverb · IPA /ˈnɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #11*
usado para negar verbos e adjetivos

### new
*adjective · IPA /nuː/ · frequency rank #1,338*
novo:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/nao-vs-new