noivsnotaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: noi is a pronoun, nota is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“noi” is a pronoun and “nota” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,563
“noi” frequency rank
#873
“nota” frequency rank
37436
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature noi nota
Definition nós papel-moeda

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set noi and nota apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
noi
4 ch
nota

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: noi is apronoun and notaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

noi is recorded at frequency rank #36,563, classified as apron. nota is at rank #873, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɔ.tɐ/.

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 37436, this pair ranks #29,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of noi vs nota

Shared letters: no. Private to "noi": i. Private to "nota": at.

"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "nota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • notannota · noat · notta · ntoa · onta

Frequency comparison

noi#36,563
nota#873

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "noi" and "nota" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "noi" is a pronoun and "nota" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "noi" or "nota"?
"nota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #873 in our Portuguese list, against #36,563 for "noi". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering noi vs nota

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “noi”; for a noun, it's “nota”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “noi” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list