nom
/nɑm/noun, verb, interjection
nom is spelled N-O-M: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nom means “Clipping of nomination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nom is noms.
How many letters and syllables are in nom?
| Letters | 3: N-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 nom?
Nom appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 nom?
- UK /nɒm/
- US /nɑm/
Nom has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-nom.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nom-.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nom?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nom from its last stressed vowel (/ɑm/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mon.
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 nom
- noms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- nomming participle, present
- nommed participle, past
- nomf
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalClipping of nomination.
I have already submitted a revised (in terms of format) nomination. […] In the future I will try to better organize my information (one message per nom, snip out excess spam if I post, etc.).
- 2
informalClipping of nominator.
- 3
informalClipping of nominee.
interjection
- 1
colloquialUsed to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating.
[to a baby] You are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom.
verb
- 1
colloquialTo eat with noisy enjoyment.
- 2
informalClipping of nominate.
Emmy-nommed composer Robert Prince died March 4 in Los Angeles after a brief illness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nom come from?
Short form of various words.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).