nd vs num, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“nd” and “num” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,256
“nd” frequency rank: #234
“num” frequency rank: 4490
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	nd	num
Definition	nada	o mesmo que não

Letter map: nd vs num

Shared letters muted; letters that set nd and num apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch

3 ch

num

Pair insight - nd / num

nd and num 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 4490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nd is recorded at frequency rank #4,256, classified as anadv. num is at rank #234, tagged as anadv.

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 4490, this pair ranks #70,390 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nd vs num

Shared letters: n. Private to "nd": d. Private to "num": mu.

"nd" · 2 letters · shape CC · "num" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nd" and "num" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "nd" or "num"?

"num" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #234 in our Portuguese list, against #4,256 for "nd". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pair "nd" vs "num" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "nd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "num" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #70,390 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"nd" and "num" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nd vs nim". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #70,390 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.