nomad
/ˈnoʊmæd/noun, adjective
nomad is spelled N-O-M-A-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nomad means “A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nomad is nomads.
How many letters and syllables are in nomad?
| Letters | 5: N-O-M-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 nomad?
Nomad appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 nomad?
- UK /ˈnəʊmæd/
- US /ˈnoʊmæd/
Nomad has 2 syllables (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nomad.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nomad?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nomad from its last stressed vowel (/oʊmæd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mando, monad.
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 nomad
- nomads plural
- more nomad comparative
- most nomad superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nomad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
- 2
Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
- 3
A person who changes residence frequently.
- 4
A player who changes teams frequently.
- 5
A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.
adjective
- 1
Synonym of nomadic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nomad in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a member of society or class who wander with their herds:
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 nomad come from?
From Middle French nomade, from Latin Nomas (“wandering shepherd”), from Ancient Greek νομάς (nomás, “roaming, wandering, esp. to find pasture”), from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “pasture”). Compare Numidia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).