nombrar

/[nõmˈbɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,570

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

nombrar is aSpanishverb. It means: Dar nombre a una persona, animal o cosa. Pronounced [nõmˈbɾaɾ]. It ranks #6,570 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with nombre and nombro.

Key facts for nombrar
PropertyValue
Headwordnombrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[nõmˈbɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,570
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nombrar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nombrar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nõmˈbɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,570 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for nombrar, with forms such as "nmobrar", "nnombrar", and "nobmrar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "nombre", "nombro", "nombres", 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 nombrar, spelled N-O-M-B-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar nombre a una persona, animal o cosa.
  2. 2
    Decir o hacer mención del nombre de alguien o de algo.
  3. 3
    Escoger a alguien para que ocupe un empleo, cargo o misión.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nmobrar,nnombrar,nobmrar,nombarr,nombbrar,nombrarr,nombrra,nombrrar,nommbrar,nomrbar,nomvrar,onmbrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nombrar

Misspelling Variants of "nombrar"

nmobrar7nnombrar8nobmrar7nombarr7nombbrar8nombrarr8nombrra7nombrrar8
Misspelling Variants of "nombrar"

Frequency rank: #6,570 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nombrar"?
"nombrar" is spelled N-O-M-B-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [nõmˈbɾaɾ].
What does "nombrar" mean?
As a verb, "nombrar" means: Dar nombre a una persona, animal o cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "nombrar"?
"nombrar" is commonly confused with "nombre", "nombro", "nombres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nombrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nombrar" is [nõmˈbɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nombrar" come from?
"nombrar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.