nombre
[ˈnõmbɾe]
The verdict
“nombre” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #202 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #202
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En general, palabra que designa una entidad o condición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nombre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnõmbɾe] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #202 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nombre” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nombre is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnõmbɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #202 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for nombre, with forms such as "nmobre", "nnombre", and "nobmre". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "nome", "notre", "nombro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is nombre, spelled N-O-M-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1En general, palabra que designa una entidad o condición.
- 2Particularmente, la que designa a una entidad en particular y no a una clase de las mismas.
- 3Clase de palabras que pueden servir como el sujeto de una frase, el complemento de un verbo o el argumento de una preposición.
- 4Clave o distintivo que se da a alguno para permitirle acceso a un lugar o información restringida.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nmobre,nnombre,nobmre,nombbre,nomber,nombrre,nommbre,nomrbe,nomvre,onmbre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nombre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “nombre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-O-M-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnõmbɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nome” - see the side-by-side comparison. nombre vs nome
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.