Which to use
“non” is an adverb and “nota” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,793
- “non” frequency rank
- #873
- “nota” frequency rank
- 7666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | non | nota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não | papel-moeda |
Letter map: non vs nota
Shared letters muted; letters that set non and nota apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - non and nota
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: non is anadverb and notaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
non is recorded at frequency rank #6,793, classified as anadv. 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 7666, this pair ranks #66,425 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of non vs nota
Shared letters: no. Private to "non": -. Private to "nota": at.
"non" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nota ← nnota · noat · notta · ntoa · onta
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "non" and "nota" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "non" or "nota" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "non" and "nota". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "non" 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 #66,425 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "non" and "nota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "non 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 #66,425 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.