nominal

/[nomiˈnal]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,102

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

nominal is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne al nombre. Pronounced [nomiˈnal]. Often confused with nominar and nominales.

Key facts for nominal
PropertyValue
Headwordnominal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[nomiˈnal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,102
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nominal is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nomiˈnal]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,102 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for nominal, with forms such as "nmoinal", "nnominal", and "noimnal". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "nominar", "nominales", "nomina", 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 nominal, spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne al nombre.
  2. 2
    Que tiene el nombre de una cosa, pero le falta la realidad de ella en todo o en parte.
  3. 3
    Se dice de una frase o sintagma cuyo núcleo es un nombre o sustantivo, y que funciona como tal.
  4. 4
    Partidiario del nominalismo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nmoinal,nnominal,noimnal,nomianl,nominall,nominla,nominnal,nomminal,nomnial,onminal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nominal

Misspelling Variants of "nominal"

nmoinal7nnominal8noimnal7nomianl7nominall8nominla7nominnal8nomminal8
Misspelling Variants of "nominal"

Frequency rank: #13,102 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nominal"?
"nominal" is spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [nomiˈnal].
What does "nominal" mean?
As an adj, "nominal" means: Que pertenece o concierne al nombre.
What words are commonly confused with "nominal"?
"nominal" is commonly confused with "nominar", "nominales", "nomina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nominal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nominal" is [nomiˈnal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nominal" come from?
"nominal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our Spanish index:

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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.