Which to use
“nombre” and “nome” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,996
- “nombre” frequency rank
- #153
- “nome” frequency rank
- 45149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nombre | nome |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | número | termo para designar, distinguir ou qualificar pessoa, coisa, lugar, situação ou sentimento |
Where the eye mixes nombre and nome
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nombre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against nome's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nombre with nome
A purely visual mix-up. nombre (/ˈnɔm.bɾə/) and nome (/ˈno.mɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nombre is recorded at frequency rank #44,996, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɔm.bɾə/. 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 45149, this pair ranks #20,268 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nombre vs nome
Shared letters: emno. Private to "nombre": br. Private to "nome": -.
"nombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "nome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nombre" for "nome" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nombre" vs "nome" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nombre" and "nome" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nombre" 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 #20,268 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nombre" and "nome" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nômade 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 #20,268 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.