Which to use
“no” and “nous” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15
- “no” frequency rank
- #31,892
- “nous” frequency rank
- 31907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | no | nous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma enclítica do pronome o quando precedido de forma verbal terminada em som nasal | nós, nos, pronome pessoal da primeira pessoa do plural. |
Letter map: no vs nous
Shared letters muted; letters that set no and nous apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on no vs nous
no and nous are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “no” sits inside “nous”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
no is recorded at frequency rank #15, classified as apron. nous is at rank #31,892, tagged as apron, pronounced /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 31907, this pair ranks #36,043 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of no vs nous
Shared letters: no. Private to "no": -. Private to "nous": su.
"no" · 2 letters · shape CV · "nous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nous ← nnous · nosu · nouss · nuos · onus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "no" for "nous" ever safe?
Frequency check: "no" vs "nous" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "no" and "nous".
- Full dictionary entry for "no" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,043 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "no" and "nous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noon vs nous". 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 #36,043 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.