Which to use
“nome” is a noun and “nono” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #153
- “nome” frequency rank
- #14,415
- “nono” frequency rank
- 14568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nome | nono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | termo para designar, distinguir ou qualificar pessoa, coisa, lugar, situação ou sentimento | refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição nove em uma série; o que vem depois do oitavo |
Where the eye mixes nome and nono
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between nome and nono
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nome is /ˈno.mɨ/ while nono is /ˈno.nu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nome is recorded at frequency rank #153, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈno.mɨ/. 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 14568, this pair ranks #57,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nome vs nono
Shared letters: no. Private to "nome": em. Private to "nono": -.
"nome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nome" and "nono" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "nome" or "nono"?
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 "nome" 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 #57,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nome" and "nono" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nono 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 #57,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.