Which to use
“nome” is a noun and “noten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,689
- “nome” frequency rank
- #31,901
- “noten” frequency rank
- 78590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nome | noten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de notar. |
Where the eye mixes nome and noten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nome runs 4 letters (CVCV) against noten's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nome with noten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nome is [ˈno.me] while noten is [ˈnot̪ẽn]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nome is recorded at frequency rank #46,689, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈno.me]. noten is at rank #31,901, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnot̪ẽn].
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 78590, this pair ranks #14,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nome vs noten
Shared letters: eno. Private to "nome": m. Private to "noten": t.
"nome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "noten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nome" and "noten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nome" or "noten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nome" and "noten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nome" and "noten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome vs nox". 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 #14,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.