Which to use
“nato” is a verb and “nexo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,343
- “nato” frequency rank
- #24,736
- “nexo” frequency rank
- 38079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nato | nexo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | particípio irregular do verbo nascer | relação e sentido lógicos; ligação, conexão |
Letter map: nato vs nexo
Shared letters muted; letters that set nato and nexo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nato and nexo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - nato and nexo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nato is averb and nexoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nato is recorded at frequency rank #13,343, classified as averb. nexo is at rank #24,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɛ.ksu/.
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 38079, this pair ranks #28,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nato vs nexo
Shared letters: no. Private to "nato": at. Private to "nexo": ex.
"nato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nexo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "nato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nexo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nato" and "nexo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nena vs nexo". 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 #28,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.