Which to use
“nessa” and “nesses” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #524
- “nessa” frequency rank
- #2,783
- “nesses” frequency rank
- 3307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nessa | nesses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo essa | contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo esses |
Where the eye mixes nessa and nesses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nessa vs nesses
A purely visual mix-up. nessa (/ˈnɛ.sɐ/) and nesses (/ˈne.sis/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nessa is recorded at frequency rank #524, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈnɛ.sɐ/. nesses is at rank #2,783, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ˈne.sis/.
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 3307, this pair ranks #71,851 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nessa vs nesses
Shared letters: ens. Private to "nessa": a. Private to "nesses": -.
"nessa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nesses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nessa" for "nesses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nessa" vs "nesses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nessa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nesses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,851 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nessa" and "nesses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nena vs nessa". 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 #71,851 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.