noutravsnoutrasConfusable pair

Which to use

“noutra” and “noutras” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,632
“noutra” frequency rank
#14,196
“noutras” frequency rank
29828
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature noutra noutras
Definition contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido outra contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido outras

Where the eye mixes noutra and noutras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. noutra runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against noutras's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
noutra
7 ch
noutras

Visual trap between noutra and noutras

A purely visual mix-up. noutra (/ˈnow.tɾɐ/ [ˈnoʊ̯.tɾɐ]) and noutras (/ˈnow.tɾɐs/ [ˈnoʊ̯.tɾɐs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “noutra” sits inside “noutras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

noutra is recorded at frequency rank #15,632, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈnow.tɾɐ/ [ˈnoʊ̯.tɾɐ]. noutras is at rank #14,196, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ˈnow.tɾɐs/ [ˈnoʊ̯.tɾɐs].

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 29828, this pair ranks #38,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of noutra vs noutras

Shared letters: anortu. Private to "noutra": -. Private to "noutras": s.

"noutra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "noutras" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • noutra ← nnoutra · notura · nourta · noutar · noutrra · nouttra · nuotra · onutra
  • noutras ← nnoutras · noturas · nourtas · noutars · noutrass · noutrras · noutrsa · nouttras

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "noutra" and "noutras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈnow.tɾɐ/ [ˈnoʊ̯.tɾɐ] versus /ˈnow.tɾɐs/ [ˈnoʊ̯.tɾɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "noutra" or "noutras"?
"noutras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,196 in our Portuguese list, against #15,632 for "noutra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "noutra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "noutras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "noutra" and "noutras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noutra vs noutros". 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 #38,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list