Which to use
“noi” is a pronoun and “nur” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,563
- “noi” frequency rank
- #35,702
- “nur” frequency rank
- 72265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noi | nur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nós | apenas, somente, meramente |
Letter map: noi vs nur
Shared letters muted; letters that set noi and nur apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. noi (CVV) and nur (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for noi / nur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: noi is apronoun and nuranadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noi is recorded at frequency rank #36,563, classified as apron. nur is at rank #35,702, tagged as anadv, pronounced /nuːɐ̯/.
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 72265, this pair ranks #3,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of noi vs nur
Shared letters: n. Private to "noi": io. Private to "nur": ru.
"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "nur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "noi" and "nur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "noi" vs "nur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "noi" and "nur".
- Full dictionary entry for "noi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noi" and "nur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noi vs noon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.