Which to use
“nexo” is a noun and “no” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,736
- “nexo” frequency rank
- #15
- “no” frequency rank
- 24751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nexo | no |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relação e sentido lógicos; ligação, conexão | forma enclítica do pronome o quando precedido de forma verbal terminada em som nasal |
Letter map: nexo vs no
Shared letters muted; letters that set nexo and no apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for nexo / no
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nexo is anoun and noapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nexo is recorded at frequency rank #24,736, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɛ.ksu/. no is at rank #15, 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 24751, this pair ranks #44,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nexo vs no
Shared letters: no. Private to "nexo": ex. Private to "no": -.
"nexo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "no" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nexo ← enxo · neox · nexxo · nnexo · nxeo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nexo" and "no" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "nexo" or "no" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "nexo" and "no". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nexo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "no" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nexo" and "no" 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 #44,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.