# nu vs null

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### nu
*adjective · IPA /ˈnu/ · frequency rank #5,663*
despido, em pelo, sem roupas

### null
*num · IPA /nʊl/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #42,573*
o número zero

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/nu-vs-null