Which to use
“nom” and “nome” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,251
- “nom” frequency rank
- #153
- “nome” frequency rank
- 21404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nom | nome |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome | termo para designar, distinguir ou qualificar pessoa, coisa, lugar, situação ou sentimento |
Letter map: nom vs nome
Shared letters muted; letters that set nom and nome apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: nom and nome
nom and nome 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 extra letter(s) - “nom” sits inside “nome”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nom is recorded at frequency rank #21,251, classified as anoun. nome is at rank #153, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈno.mɨ/.
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 21404, this pair ranks #48,883 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nom vs nome
Shared letters: mno. Private to "nom": -. Private to "nome": e.
"nom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nome ← nmoe · nnome · noem · nomme · onme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nom" and "nome" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nom" or "nome"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "nom" and "nome". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nome" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,883 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nom" and "nome" 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 #48,883 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.