Which to use
“nice” is an adjective and “nude” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,762
- “nice” frequency rank
- #21,253
- “nude” frequency rank
- 32015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nice | nude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amável, simpático | tonalidade que semelhante à cor de pele dá impressão que se está nu na região que tal está presente |
Letter map: nice vs nude
Shared letters muted; letters that set nice and nude apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: nice vs nude
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nice is anadjective and nudeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nice is recorded at frequency rank #10,762, classified as anadj, pronounced /naɪs/.. nude is at rank #21,253, tagged as anoun.
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 32015, this pair ranks #35,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nice vs nude
Shared letters: en. Private to "nice": ci. Private to "nude": du.
"nice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nude" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nice" and "nude" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "nice" or "nude" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nice" and "nude".
- Full dictionary entry for "nice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nice" and "nude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nude vs nudes". 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 #35,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.