Which to use
“nojento” and “noventa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,508
- “nojento” frequency rank
- #10,055
- “noventa” frequency rank
- 18563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nojento | noventa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que causa nojo | número equivalente a nove dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha nove dezenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 90 (algarismos arábicos) ou XC (algarismos romanos) |
Where the eye mixes nojento and noventa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nojento and noventa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between nojento and noventa
A purely visual mix-up. nojento (/nu.ˈʒẽ.tu/) and noventa (/nu.ˈvẽ.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nojento is recorded at frequency rank #8,508, classified as anadj, pronounced /nu.ˈʒẽ.tu/. noventa is at rank #10,055, tagged as anadj, pronounced /nu.ˈvẽ.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 18563, this pair ranks #52,400 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nojento vs noventa
Shared letters: enot. Private to "nojento": j. Private to "noventa": av.
"nojento" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "noventa" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nojento" and "noventa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "nojento" or "noventa" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nojento" and "noventa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nojento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noventa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,400 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nojento" and "noventa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "novena vs noventa". 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 #52,400 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.