# nome

> English word · Noun · IPA /nəʊm/ · frequency rank #43,283

## Definitions
1. A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
2. A territorial division of ancient Egypt.

## Etymology
From French nome, from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “district”), from νέμω (némō, “I divide”). Doublet of nomos.

## Easily confused with
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-now)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-non)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nor)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nov)
- **nos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nos)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nye)
- **nox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nox)
- **noo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-noo)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-note)
- **none** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-none)
- **nose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nose)
- **nope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nope)
- **noon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-noon)
- **nude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nude)
- **norm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-norm)
- **nova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nova)
- **noun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-noun)
- **numb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-numb)
- **Nora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nome-vs-nora)

## Common misspellings (5)
`nmoe`, `nnome`, `noem`, `nomme`, `onme`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nome