Which to use
“noi” is a pronoun and “nono” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,563
- “noi” frequency rank
- #14,415
- “nono” frequency rank
- 50978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noi | nono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nós | refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição nove em uma série; o que vem depois do oitavo |
Letter map: noi vs nono
Shared letters muted; letters that set noi and nono apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. noi runs 3 letters (CVV) against nono's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - noi and nono
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: noi is apronoun and nonoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noi is recorded at frequency rank #36,563, 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 50978, this pair ranks #13,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of noi vs nono
Shared letters: no. Private to "noi": i. Private to "nono": -.
"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "nono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nono ← nnono · nnoo · nonno · onno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "noi" for "nono" ever safe?
Frequency check: "noi" vs "nono" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "noi" vs "nono" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "noi" 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 #13,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noi" and "nono" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noi 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 #13,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.