nomen

/ˈnoː.men/

//ˈnoː.men// noun

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The verdict

“nomen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,952 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,952
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre (de personas).

Key facts for nomen
PropertyValue
Headwordnomen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈnoː.men/
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,952
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nomen” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nomen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nomen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,952 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnoː.men/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 19 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for nomen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is nomen, spelled N-O-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre (de personas).
  2. 2
    Nombre (de personas).
  3. 3
    El nombre (de pueblos, lugares, u otras cosas consideradas de existencia individual).
  4. 4
    Un nombre común o genérico, apelativo, designación, denominación.
  5. 5
    Un nombre común o genérico, apelativo, designación, denominación.
  6. 6
    Cualquier palabra que denote un objeto ideado, un término o una expresión.
  7. 7
    Nombre propio.
  8. 8
    Nombre propio.
  9. 9
    Nombre (de personas o cosas) usado para diferenciar o especificar.
  10. 10
    Nombre famoso, persona famosa, celebridad.
  11. 11
    Nombre famoso, persona famosa, celebridad.
  12. 12
    Nombre de familia, especialmente implicando a uno o más miembros.
  13. 13
    Nombre de familia, especialmente implicando a uno o más miembros.
  14. 14
    Nacionalidad o aquellos que la tienen, raza.
  15. 15
    Entrada (nombre de personas acreedoras o deudoras) en un libro de cuentas.
  16. 16
    Deuda o préstamo.
  17. 17
    Encabezamiento, categoría.
  18. 18
    Fundamento de una acusación o queja.
  19. 19
    Razón, propósito.

Synonyms

nomen gentilegentilicium

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nomen"?
"nomen" is spelled N-O-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnoː.men/.
What does "nomen" mean?
As a noun, "nomen" means: Nombre (de personas).
How do you pronounce "nomen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nomen" is /ˈnoː.men/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nomen" come from?
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Using “nomen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-O-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈnoː.men/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list