Which to use
“nous” is a pronoun and “nur” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,892
- “nous” frequency rank
- #35,702
- “nur” frequency rank
- 67594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nous | nur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nós, nos, pronome pessoal da primeira pessoa do plural. | apenas, somente, meramente |
Where the eye mixes nous and nur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nous runs 4 letters (CVVC) against nur's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nous and nur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nous is /nu/ while nur is /nuːɐ̯/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nous is recorded at frequency rank #31,892, classified as apron, pronounced /nu/. nur is at rank #35,702, tagged as anadv, pronounced /nuːɐ̯/.
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 67594, this pair ranks #4,578 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nous vs nur
Shared letters: nu. Private to "nous": os. Private to "nur": r.
"nous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "nur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nous ← nnous · nosu · nouss · nuos · onus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nous" and "nur" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "nous" or "nur" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nous" and "nur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,578 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nous" and "nur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noon vs nous". 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 #4,578 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.