au nom de
\o nɔ̃ də\
The verdict
“au nom de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De la part de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-nom-de · au nom de · French
au nom de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au nom de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \o nɔ̃ də\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au nom de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au nom de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \o nɔ̃ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for au nom de, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is au nom de, spelled A-U- -N-O-M- -D-E.
Definition
- 1De la part de.
- 2En considération de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au nom de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quant aux citoyens de Tours, ils accueillirent pacifiquement le général gallo-romain, qui prit possession de la place au nom du roi Sighebert.
Au son de la cloche de la tour du palais, à Toulouse comme à Paris, le parlement se rendait en corps et en grand costume à la messe du Saint-Esprit, dite aussi la messe Rouge, pontificalement célébrée, avec orgue et musique, par un des évêques du ressort, officiellement invité par le premier président au nom du parlement.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.