nomás
The verdict
“nomás” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,690 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #9,690
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Tan solo, solamente, solo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nomás |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [noˈmas] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,690 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nomás” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nomás is 5 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [noˈmas]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,690 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nomás, with forms such as "nmoás", "nnomás", and "nommás". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nota", "nova", "nous", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is nomás, spelled N-O-M-Á-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Tan solo, solamente, solo.
- 2Exhortativamente, añade énfasis a la expresión. Dormí nomás.
- 3Apenas, precisamente.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nmoás,nnomás,nommás,nomsá,nomáss,noáms,onmás
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nomás — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "nomás"
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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PlainSpell, “nomás, Spanish word data” (May 6, 2026). Derived from Wiktionary (kaikki.org, CC BY-SA) and an open word-frequency list. https://plainspell.com/es/palabra/nomas
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Using “nomás”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-O-M-Á-S — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [noˈmas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nota” — see the side-by-side comparison. nomás vs nota
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
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