nomenklatura
/nɒˌmɛnkləˈtjʊəɹə/noun
nomenklatura is spelled N-O-M-E-N-K-L-A-T-U-R-A: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nomenklatura means “A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union and other communist countries, filled by those appointed by the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nomenklatura is nomenklaturas.
How many letters and syllables are in nomenklatura?
| Letters | 12: N-O-M-E-N-K-L-A-T-U-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 nomenklatura?
Nomenklatura appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 nomenklatura?
- UK /nɒˌmɛnkləˈtjʊəɹə/
- UK /nɒˌmɛnkləˈtʃʊəɹə/
Nomenklatura has 5 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)-Sapaa-nomenklatura.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nomenklatura?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nomenklatura from its last stressed vowel (/ʊəɹə/, British pronunciation):
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 nomenklatura
- nomenklaturas plural
- nomenclatura
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nomenklatura mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union and other communist countries, filled by those appointed by the Party.
- 2
The people on such lists; (by extension), any privileged class, a social or political elite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nomenklatura in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nomenklatura , nomenklature |
| Portuguese | nomenclatura |
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 nomenklatura come from?
Borrowed from Russian номенклату́ра (nomenklatúra), from Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name, list of names”), from nomen (“name”) + calare (“call”). Doublet of nomenclature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).