# né vs nei

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### né
*verb · frequency rank #1,856*
particípio passado do verbo naitre

### nei
*verb · IPA /ˈnɛ.i/. · frequency rank #27,191*
negar

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