Which to use
“nojo” and “nota” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,793
- “nojo” frequency rank
- #873
- “nota” frequency rank
- 9666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nojo | nota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | repugnância que uma pessoa ou coisa inspira, seja física ou moral | papel-moeda |
Where the eye mixes nojo and nota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses nojo with nota
A purely visual mix-up. nojo (/ˈno.ʒu/) and nota (/ˈnɔ.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 9666, 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/. nota is at rank #873, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɔ.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 9666, this pair ranks #63,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nojo vs nota
Shared letters: no. Private to "nojo": j. Private to "nota": at.
"nojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nojo" and "nota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nojo" or "nota"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nojo" and "nota" 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 "nota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nojo" and "nota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nojo 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 #63,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.