Which to use
“névoa” and “nexo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,103
- “névoa” frequency rank
- #24,736
- “nexo” frequency rank
- 46839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | névoa | nexo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nevoeiro pouco denso | relação e sentido lógicos; ligação, conexão |
Where the eye mixes névoa and nexo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. névoa runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against nexo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses névoa with nexo
A purely visual mix-up. névoa (/ˈnɛ.vwɐ/) and nexo (/ˈnɛ.ksu/) 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 46839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
névoa is recorded at frequency rank #22,103, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɛ.vwɐ/. nexo is at rank #24,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɛ.ksu/.
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 46839, this pair ranks #18,468 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of névoa vs nexo
Shared letters: no. Private to "névoa": avé. Private to "nexo": ex.
"névoa" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "nexo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nexo ← enxo · neox · nexxo · nnexo · nxeo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "névoa" and "nexo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "névoa" or "nexo"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "névoa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nexo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,468 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "névoa" and "nexo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nena vs nexo". 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 #18,468 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.