nom collectif
\nɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tif\
The verdict
“nom collectif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom désignant un ensemble de référents. En français, les mots foule, groupe, multitude, million, etc. sont des noms collectifs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nom-collectif · nom collectif · French
nom collectif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | nom collectif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tif\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nom collectif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nom collectif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom désignant un ensemble de référents. En français, les mots foule, groupe, multitude, million, etc. sont des noms collectifs.".
No misspelling variants are generated for nom collectif in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nom collectif, spelled N-O-M- -C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Nom désignant un ensemble de référents. En français, les mots foule, groupe, multitude, million, etc. sont des noms collectifs.
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.