Which to use
“nombre” and “nombres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #202
- “nombre” frequency rank
- #1,221
- “nombres” frequency rank
- 1423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nombre | nombres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En general, palabra que designa una entidad o condición. | Forma del plural de nombre. |
Where the eye mixes nombre and nombres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. nombre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against nombres's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nombre vs nombres
A purely visual mix-up. nombre ([ˈnõmbɾe]) and nombres ([ˈnõmbɾes]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “nombre” sits inside “nombres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nombre is recorded at frequency rank #202, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnõmbɾe]. nombres is at rank #1,221, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnõmbɾes].
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 1423, this pair ranks #322,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nombre vs nombres
Shared letters: bemnor. Private to "nombre": -. Private to "nombres": s.
"nombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "nombres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nombre" for "nombres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nombre" vs "nombres" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nombre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nombres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nombre" and "nombres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nombren vs nombres". 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 #322,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.