dénominer
\de.nɔ.mi.ne\
The verdict
“dénominer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Donner un nom, une dénomination.
Corpus desk
Index FR-denominer · dénominer · French
dénominer · 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 "D" 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 | dénominer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.nɔ.mi.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dénominer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dénominer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.nɔ.mi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Donner un nom, une dénomination.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dénominer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is dénominer, spelled D-É-N-O-M-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Donner un nom, une dénomination.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dénominer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chez les Grecs, comme encore de nos jours chez quelques peuples, on se servait des lettres de l’alphabet pour dénominer les sons.
Cela sera quelque opuscule que d'avance je dénomine : "Préface pour un livre futur".
Synonyms
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.