Which to use
“nesses” and “nestes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,783
- “nesses” frequency rank
- #4,165
- “nestes” frequency rank
- 6948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nesses | nestes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo esses | contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo estes |
Where the eye mixes nesses and nestes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses nesses with nestes
A purely visual mix-up. nesses (/ˈne.sis/) and nestes (/ˈneʃ.t͡ʃiʃ/) 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 a single letter - s in “nesses” becomes t in “nestes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nesses is recorded at frequency rank #2,783, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈne.sis/. nestes is at rank #4,165, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ˈneʃ.t͡ʃiʃ/.
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 6948, this pair ranks #67,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nesses vs nestes
Shared letters: ens. Private to "nesses": -. Private to "nestes": t.
"nesses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nestes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nesses" and "nestes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "nesses" vs "nestes" - 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 "nesses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nestes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nesses" and "nestes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nest vs nestes". 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 #67,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.