Which to use
“non” is an adverb and “nylon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,793
- “non” frequency rank
- #28,300
- “nylon” frequency rank
- 35093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | non | nylon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não | náilon |
Letter map: non vs nylon
Shared letters muted; letters that set non and nylon apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - non and nylon
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: non is anadverb and nylonanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
non is recorded at frequency rank #6,793, classified as anadv. nylon is at rank #28,300, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnaj.lɔn/.
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 35093, this pair ranks #32,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of non vs nylon
Shared letters: no. Private to "non": -. Private to "nylon": ly.
"non" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nylon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nylon ← nlyon · nnylon · nyllon · nylno · nylonn · nyoln · nyylon · ynlon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "non" and "nylon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "non" or "nylon"?
Useful next steps
Pair "non" vs "nylon" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "non" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nylon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "non" and "nylon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noon vs nylon". 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 #32,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.