Which to use
“no” is a pronoun and “nono” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15
- “no” frequency rank
- #14,415
- “nono” frequency rank
- 14430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | no | nono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma enclítica do pronome o quando precedido de forma verbal terminada em som nasal | refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição nove em uma série; o que vem depois do oitavo |
Letter map: no vs nono
Shared letters muted; letters that set no and nono apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for no / nono
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: no is apronoun and nonoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “no” sits inside “nono”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
no is recorded at frequency rank #15, classified as apron. nono is at rank #14,415, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈno.nu/.
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 14430, this pair ranks #57,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of no vs nono
Shared letters: no. Private to "no": -. Private to "nono": -.
"no" · 2 letters · shape CV · "nono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nono ← nnono · nnoo · nonno · onno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "no" and "nono" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "no" or "nono"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "no" and "nono". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "no" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nono" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "no" and "nono" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nono vs noon". 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 #57,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.