noi vs num, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#36,563
“noi” frequency rank: #234
“num” frequency rank: 36797
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	noi	num
Definition	nós	o mesmo que não

Letter map: noi vs num

Shared letters muted; letters that set noi and num apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

noi

3 ch

num

Grammar separator: noi vs num

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: noi is apronoun and numanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

noi is recorded at frequency rank #36,563, classified as apron. num is at rank #234, tagged as anadv.

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 36797, this pair ranks #29,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of noi vs num

Shared letters: n. Private to "noi": io. Private to "num": mu.

"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "num" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "noi" for "num" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "noi" is a pronoun and "num" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "noi" vs "num" - which ranks higher?

"num" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #234 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.

Useful next steps

You've compared "noi" and "num". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "noi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "num" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #29,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"noi" and "num" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noi vs noon". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #29,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.