nomvsnotaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“nom” and “nota” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,251
“nom” frequency rank
#873
“nota” frequency rank
22124
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nom nota
Definition nome papel-moeda

Letter map: nom vs nota

Shared letters muted; letters that set nom and nota apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
nom
4 ch
nota

Spelling & dictionary notes on nom vs nota

nom and nota 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 22124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nom is recorded at frequency rank #21,251, classified as anoun. nota is at rank #873, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɔ.tɐ/.

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 22124, this pair ranks #47,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nom vs nota

Shared letters: no. Private to "nom": m. Private to "nota": at.

"nom" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "nota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • notannota · noat · notta · ntoa · onta

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nom" and "nota" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "nom" vs "nota" - which ranks higher?
"nota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #873 in our Portuguese list, against #21,251 for "nom". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nom" and "nota".

  • Full dictionary entry for "nom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nom" and "nota" 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 #47,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list