Which to use
“nome” is a noun and “num” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #153
- “nome” frequency rank
- #234
- “num” frequency rank
- 387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nome | num |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | termo para designar, distinguir ou qualificar pessoa, coisa, lugar, situação ou sentimento | o mesmo que não |
Letter map: nome vs num
Shared letters muted; letters that set nome and num apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for nome / num
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nome is anoun and numanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 387, 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/. num is at rank #234, tagged as anadv.
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 387, this pair ranks #75,252 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nome vs num
Shared letters: mn. Private to "nome": eo. Private to "num": u.
"nome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "num" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nome ← nmoe · nnome · noem · nomme · onme
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nome" for "num" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nome" or "num"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "nome" and "num". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "nome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "num" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,252 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nome" and "num" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome 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 #75,252 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.