Which to use
“no” is a pronoun and “nulo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15
- “no” frequency rank
- #18,400
- “nulo” frequency rank
- 18415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | no | nulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma enclítica do pronome o quando precedido de forma verbal terminada em som nasal | que não existe |
Letter map: no vs nulo
Shared letters muted; letters that set no and nulo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: no vs nulo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: no is apronoun and nuloanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
no is recorded at frequency rank #15, classified as apron. nulo is at rank #18,400, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈnu.lu/.
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 18415, this pair ranks #52,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of no vs nulo
Shared letters: no. Private to "no": -. Private to "nulo": lu.
"no" · 2 letters · shape CV · "nulo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nulo ← nluo · nnulo · nullo · nuol · unlo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "no" for "nulo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "no" or "nulo"?
What to do next
You've compared "no" and "nulo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "no" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "no" and "nulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "null vs nulo". 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 #52,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.