Which to use
“no” is a pronoun and “nora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15
- “no” frequency rank
- #9,897
- “nora” frequency rank
- 9912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | no | nora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma enclítica do pronome o quando precedido de forma verbal terminada em som nasal | esposa do filho ou da filha |
Letter map: no vs nora
Shared letters muted; letters that set no and nora apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: no vs nora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: no is apronoun and noraanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “no” sits inside “nora”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
no is recorded at frequency rank #15, classified as apron. nora is at rank #9,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɔ.ɾɐ/.
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 9912, this pair ranks #63,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of no vs nora
Shared letters: no. Private to "no": -. Private to "nora": ar.
"no" · 2 letters · shape CV · "nora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nora ← nnora · noar · norra · nroa · onra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "no" and "nora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "no" or "nora" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "no" vs "nora" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "no" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "no" and "nora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noon vs nora". 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 #63,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.