nom vs nox, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“nom” and “nox” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,915
“nom” frequency rank: #49,823
“nox” frequency rank: 68738
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	nom	nox
Definition	Nombre.	Noche.

Where the eye mixes nom and nox

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch

nom

3 ch

nox

Visual trap between nom and nox

A purely visual mix-up. nom ([ˈnom]) and nox (/ˈnoks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - m in “nom” becomes x in “nox”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nom is recorded at frequency rank #18,915, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnom]. nox is at rank #49,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnoks/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 68738, this pair ranks #33,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nom vs nox

Shared letters: no. Private to "nom": m. Private to "nox": x.

"nom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nox" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nom" and "nox" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They are said differently ([ˈnom] versus /ˈnoks/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

In ordinary Spanish text, does "nom" or "nox" show up more?

"nom" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,915 in our Spanish list, against #49,823 for "nox". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "nom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "nox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #33,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"nom" and "nox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nox vs nui". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #33,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.