Which to use
“nas” and “nous” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #74
- “nas” frequency rank
- #31,892
- “nous” frequency rank
- 31966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nas | nous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso genitivo do pronome pessoal my | nós, nos, pronome pessoal da primeira pessoa do plural. |
Letter map: nas vs nous
Shared letters muted; letters that set nas and nous apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on nas vs nous
nas and nous are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nas is recorded at frequency rank #74, classified as apron. nous is at rank #31,892, tagged as apron, pronounced /nu/.
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 31966, this pair ranks #35,965 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nas vs nous
Shared letters: ns. Private to "nas": a. Private to "nous": ou.
"nas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nous ← nnous · nosu · nouss · nuos · onus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nas" for "nous" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nas" or "nous"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "nas" and "nous". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,965 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nas" and "nous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noon vs nous". 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 #35,965 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.