nemo

adj

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"nemo" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nemo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,342
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acronym of not emanating from main office, i.e. broadcast from some remote location instead.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nemo · nemo · English

nemo · rank #23,342 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,342
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH mutilation

Nearest frequency peer: mutilation (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “nemo”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “nemo” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nemo vs nm
50% similar
nemo vs new
50% similar
nemo vs net
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nemo
PropertyValue
Headwordnemo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,342
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nemo”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).nemolands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “mutilation” (#23,341), “nerdy” (#23,343), “nifty” (#23,344). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nemo” is #23,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around nemo, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,342 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acronym of not emanating from main office, i.e. broadcast from some remote location instead.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for nemo, with forms such as "enmo", "nemmo", and "neom". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nm", "new", "net", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is nemo, spelled N-E-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acronym of not emanating from main office, i.e. broadcast from some remote location instead.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nemo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In New York City alone, there are nearly three dozen of these "nemo" points from which speeches, music, and entertainment are broadcast regularly.
  2. All "nemo" broadcasting, except entirely musical, would be abandoned. Stations would not risk broadcasting anything arising outside the studio, as there would be no editorial or censorship power.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enmo
  • nemmo
  • neom
  • nmeo
  • nnemo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nemo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enmo2nemmo1neom2nmeo2nnemo1
Edit distance from "nemo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nemo"?
"nemo" is spelled N-E-M-O.
What does "nemo" mean?
As an adjective, "nemo" means: Acronym of not emanating from main office, i.e. broadcast from some remote location instead.
What words are commonly confused with "nemo"?
"nemo" is commonly confused with "nm", "new", "net". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "nemo" come from?
"nemo" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nemo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Juno#23,320Isla#23,318hone#23,302Hess#23,298

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Faye5 variantsAmor5 variantscamo5 variantscarte5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list