Which to use
“nom” is a noun and “nono” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,251
- “nom” frequency rank
- #14,415
- “nono” frequency rank
- 35666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nom | nono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome | refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição nove em uma série; o que vem depois do oitavo |
Letter map: nom vs nono
Shared letters muted; letters that set nom and nono apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - nom and nono
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nom is anoun and nonoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nom is recorded at frequency rank #21,251, classified as anoun. nono is at rank #14,415, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈno.nu/.
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 35666, this pair ranks #31,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nom vs nono
Shared letters: no. Private to "nom": m. Private to "nono": -.
"nom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nono ← nnono · nnoo · nonno · onno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nom" for "nono" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "nom" or "nono" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "nom" vs "nono" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "nom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nono" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nom" and "nono" 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 #31,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.