Which to use
“né” is a verb and “nice” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,856
- “né” frequency rank
- #10,762
- “nice” frequency rank
- 12618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | né | nice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | particípio passado do verbo naitre | amável, simpático |
Letter map: né vs nice
Shared letters muted; letters that set né and nice apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - né and nice
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: né is averb and niceanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
né is recorded at frequency rank #1,856, classified as averb. nice is at rank #10,762, tagged as anadj, pronounced /naɪs/..
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 12618, this pair ranks #59,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of né vs nice
Shared letters: n. Private to "né": é. Private to "nice": cei.
"né" · 2 letters · shape CV · "nice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nice ← ince · ncie · nicce · niec · nnice
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "né" and "nice" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "né" vs "nice" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "né" vs "nice" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "né" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "né" and "nice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nice vs nim". 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 #59,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.