nombranvsnombreWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: nombran is a verb, nombre is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“nombran” is a verb and “nombre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,507
“nombran” frequency rank
#202
“nombre” frequency rank
19709
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nombran nombre
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de nombrar. En general, palabra que designa una entidad o condición.

Where the eye mixes nombran and nombre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nombran runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against nombre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
nombran
6 ch
nombre

Visual trap between nombran and nombre

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nombran is [ˈnõmbɾãn] while nombre is [ˈnõmbɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nombran is recorded at frequency rank #19,507, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnõmbɾãn]. nombre is at rank #202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnõmbɾe].

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 19709, this pair ranks #262,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nombran vs nombre

Shared letters: bmnor. Private to "nombran": a. Private to "nombre": e.

"nombran" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "nombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nombran ← nmobran · nnombran · nobmran · nombarn · nombbran · nombrann · nombrna · nombrran
  • nombre ← nmobre · nnombre · nobmre · nombbre · nomber · nombrre · nommbre · nomrbe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nombran" and "nombre" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nombran" is a verb and "nombre" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "nombran" or "nombre"?
"nombre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #202 in our Spanish list, against #19,507 for "nombran". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "nombran" and "nombre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nombran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nombre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #262,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nombran" and "nombre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nombran vs nombren". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #262,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list