Which to use
“nojo” and “nom” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,793
- “nojo” frequency rank
- #21,251
- “nom” frequency rank
- 30044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nojo | nom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | repugnância que uma pessoa ou coisa inspira, seja física ou moral | nome |
Letter map: nojo vs nom
Shared letters muted; letters that set nojo and nom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: nojo and nom
nojo and nom are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nojo is recorded at frequency rank #8,793, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈno.ʒu/. nom is at rank #21,251, tagged as anoun.
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 30044, this pair ranks #38,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nojo vs nom
Shared letters: no. Private to "nojo": j. Private to "nom": m.
"nojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nojo ← njoo · nnojo · nojjo · nooj · onjo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nojo" and "nom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "nojo" or "nom" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "nojo" and "nom". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nojo" and "nom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nom vs noon". 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 #38,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.