Which to use
“nojo” is a noun and “nono” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,793
- “nojo” frequency rank
- #14,415
- “nono” frequency rank
- 23208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nojo | nono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | repugnância que uma pessoa ou coisa inspira, seja física ou moral | refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição nove em uma série; o que vem depois do oitavo |
Where the eye mixes nojo and nono
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nojo vs nono
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nojo is /ˈno.ʒu/ while nono is /ˈno.nu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - j in “nojo” becomes n in “nono”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nojo is recorded at frequency rank #8,793, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈno.ʒu/. nono is at rank #14,415, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈno.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 23208, this pair ranks #46,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nojo vs nono
Shared letters: no. Private to "nojo": j. Private to "nono": -.
"nojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nojo" and "nono" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nojo" or "nono"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "nojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nono" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nojo" and "nono" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nono vs noon". 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 #46,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.