nominee

/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/

//ˌnɒmɪˈniː// noun

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"nominee" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nominee” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,586
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nominee · nominee · English

nominee · rank #7,586 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,586
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mumbai

Nearest frequency peer: Mumbai (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “nominee”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “nominee” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nominee vs nominal
71% similar
nominee vs nominate
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nominee
PropertyValue
Headwordnominee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,586
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nominee”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).nomineelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Mumbai” (#7,585), “oath” (#7,587), “Monica” (#7,584). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nominee” is #7,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around nominee (IPA /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,586 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nominee, with forms such as "nmoinee", "nnominee", and "noimnee". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "nominal", "nominate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From nomin(ate) + -ee. The correct English form is nominee, spelled N-O-M-I-N-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
  2. 2
    A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.
  3. 3
    A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how nominee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Supreme Court confiscated half of Thaksin Shinawatra's fortune after finding that, while being Prime Minister, he held shares in commercial companies through nominees.

Etymology

From nomin(ate) + -ee.

Synonyms

nominatee

This word in other languages

nominado(Español)candidat(Français)Nominierte(Deutsch)nomeado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nmoinee
  • nnominee
  • noimnee
  • nomiene
  • nomine
  • nominnee
  • nomminee
  • nomniee
  • onminee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nominee - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nmoinee2nnominee1noimnee2nomiene2nomine1nominnee1nomminee1nomniee2
Edit distance from "nominee"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nominee"?
"nominee" is spelled N-O-M-I-N-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/.
What does "nominee" mean?
As a noun, "nominee" means: A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
What words are commonly confused with "nominee"?
"nominee" is commonly confused with "nominal", "nominate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nominee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nominee" is /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "nominee"?
From nomin(ate) + -ee. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nominee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list