# NOAA vs nome

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### NOAA
*name · IPA /ˌɛn oʊ eɪ ˈeɪ/ · frequency rank #21,597*
Acronym of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

### nome
*noun · IPA /nəʊm/ · frequency rank #43,283*
A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noaa-vs-nome