Which to use
“nei” is a verb and “noi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,191
- “nei” frequency rank
- #36,563
- “noi” frequency rank
- 63754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nei | noi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | negar | nós |
Letter map: nei vs noi
Shared letters muted; letters that set nei and noi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nei and noi follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for nei / noi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nei is averb and noiapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “nei” becomes o in “noi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nei is recorded at frequency rank #27,191, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈnɛ.i/.. noi is at rank #36,563, tagged as apron.
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 63754, this pair ranks #6,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nei vs noi
Shared letters: in. Private to "nei": e. Private to "noi": o.
"nei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nei" for "noi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nei" or "noi"?
What to do next
Pair "nei" vs "noi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "nei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nei" and "noi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noi vs noon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.