noma
no·ma/ˈnoʊ̯mə/noun
noma is spelled N-O-M-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables (no·ma). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, noma means “A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in noma?
| Letters | 4: N-O-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: no·ma |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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; 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 noma?
Noma appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 noma?
- UK /ˈnəʊ̯mə/
- US /ˈnoʊ̯mə/
Noma has 2 syllables, split no·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with noma?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as noma from its last stressed vowel (/oʊmə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mona, moan, mano, maon.
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).
What does noma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.
noun
- 1
Initialism of non-orthogonal multiple access.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Noma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | noma |
| Spanish | noma |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does noma come from?
Borrowed from New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).