Which to use
“nojo” and “noon” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,793
- “nojo” frequency rank
- #49,607
- “noon” frequency rank
- 58400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nojo | noon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | repugnância que uma pessoa ou coisa inspira, seja física ou moral | meio-dia |
Where the eye mixes nojo and noon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nojo (CVCV) and noon (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: nojo vs noon
A purely visual mix-up. nojo (/ˈno.ʒu/) and noon (/nuːn/) 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 58400, 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/. noon is at rank #49,607, tagged as anoun, pronounced /nuːn/.
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 58400, this pair ranks #8,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nojo vs noon
Shared letters: no. Private to "nojo": j. Private to "noon": -.
"nojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "noon" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nojo" for "noon" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nojo" vs "noon" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nojo" and "noon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nojo" and "noon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noon vs nun". 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 #8,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.