Which to use
“né” is a verb and “next” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,856
- “né” frequency rank
- #8,507
- “next” frequency rank
- 10363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | né | next |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | particípio passado do verbo naitre | próximo, seguinte: |
Letter map: né vs next
Shared letters muted; letters that set né and next apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: né vs next
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: né is averb and nextanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
né is recorded at frequency rank #1,856, classified as averb. next is at rank #8,507, tagged as anadj, pronounced /nɛkst/.
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 10363, this pair ranks #62,764 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of né vs next
Shared letters: n. Private to "né": é. Private to "next": etx.
"né" · 2 letters · shape CV · "next" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- next ← enxt · netx · nextt · nexxt · nnext · nxet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "né" for "next" ever safe?
Which is more common, "né" or "next"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "né" and "next".
- Full dictionary entry for "né" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "next" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,764 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "né" and "next" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nena vs next". 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 #62,764 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.