Nambe
Nam·bé/ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/adjective, noun
Nambe is spelled N-A-M-B-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (Nam·bé). It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Nambe means “Alternative spelling of Nambé” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Nambe?
| Letters | 5: N-A-M-B-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Nam·bé |
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Nambe?
Nambe appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Nambe?
- US /ˌnɑmˈbeɪ/
- UK /ˌnɑːmˈbeɪ/
Nambe has 2 syllables, split Nam·bé in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Nambé.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Nambe?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Nambe from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Nambe
- Nambés plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Nambe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of Nambé.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Nambé people or the variety of Tewa they speak.
noun
- 1
A federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
- 2
An individual member of this tribe.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Nambé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Nambe come from?
From Spanish Nambé, from Tewa Nąnbeʼ (“rounded earth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).