# nau vs navy

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### nau
*noun · IPA /ˈnaw/ · frequency rank #17,867*
grande embarcação de guerra ou mercante, de tipo antigo

### navy
*adjective · IPA /ˈneɪvi/ · frequency rank #29,843*
azul escuro, azul-marinho

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