Which to use
“nômade” is an adjective and “nombre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,136
- “nômade” frequency rank
- #44,996
- “nombre” frequency rank
- 81132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nômade | nombre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se de pessoa ou grupo de pessoas que não tem residência fixa; mora em estruturas portáteis, como tendas ou trailers e se muda regularmente | número |
Where the eye mixes nômade and nombre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nômade (CVCVCV) and nombre (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between nômade and nombre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nômade is /ˈnõ.ma.d͡ʒi/ while nombre is /ˈnɔm.bɾə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nômade is recorded at frequency rank #36,136, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈnõ.ma.d͡ʒi/. nombre is at rank #44,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɔm.bɾə/.
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 81132, this pair ranks #1,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nômade vs nombre
Shared letters: emn. Private to "nômade": adô. Private to "nombre": bor.
"nômade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "nombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nombre ← nmobre · nnombre · nobmre · nombbre · nomber · nombrre · nommbre · nomrbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nômade" and "nombre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "nômade" or "nombre"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nômade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nombre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nômade" and "nombre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noble vs nombre". 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 #1,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.