noma
/ˈnəʊ̯mə/
"noma" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“noma” is uncommon English (frequency #52,524 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,524
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.
Corpus desk
Index EN-noma · noma · English
noma · rank #52,524 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,524
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH NMS
Nearest frequency peer: NMS (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “noma”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- nigra
nigra
47,480 corpus weight
- niqab
niqab
47,479 corpus weight
- NMS
NMS
47,478 corpus weight
- noma
noma
47,477 corpus weight
- nonhuman
nonhuman
47,476 corpus weight
- nosebleed
nosebleed
47,475 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “noma” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | noma |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnəʊ̯mə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #52,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “noma” in English
Rare enough to double-check
noma is uncommon English at frequency #52,524 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnəʊ̯mə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for noma, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”). The correct English form is noma, spelled N-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”).
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.
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