noi vs nous, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“noi” and “nous” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,563
“noi” frequency rank: #31,892
“nous” frequency rank: 68455
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	noi	nous
Definition	nós	nós, nos, pronome pessoal da primeira pessoa do plural.

Where the spellings diverge

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

3 ch

noi

4 ch

nous

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

noi 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

noi is recorded at frequency rank #36,563, 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 68455, this pair ranks #4,268 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of noi vs nous

Shared letters: no. Private to "noi": i. Private to "nous": su.

"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "nous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

nous ← nnous · nosu · nouss · nuos · onus

Frequency comparison

noi#36,563

nous#31,892

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "noi" and "nous" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "noi" or "nous"?

"nous" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,892 in our Portuguese list, against #36,563 for "noi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering noi vs nous

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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