nom commun

\nɔ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\

/\nɔ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“nom commun” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mot qui peut être un sujet ou un complément d’un verbe, représentant un concept, non pas un seul référent.

Key facts for nom commun
PropertyValue
Headwordnom commun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nom commun” sits in French frequency

nom commun falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nom commun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mot qui peut être un sujet ou un complément d’un verbe, représentant un concept, non pas un seul référent.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nom commun, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is nom commun, spelled N-O-M- -C-O-M-M-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mot qui peut être un sujet ou un complément d’un verbe, représentant un concept, non pas un seul référent.

Synonyms

nomsubstantiflocution nominale

Antonyms

nom propre

This word in other languages

common noun(English)nombre común(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nom commun"?
"nom commun" is spelled N-O-M- -C-O-M-M-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\.
What does "nom commun" mean?
As a noun, "nom commun" means: Mot qui peut être un sujet ou un complément d’un verbe, représentant un concept, non pas un seul référent.
How do you pronounce "nom commun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nom commun" is \nɔ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nom commun" come from?
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Using “nom commun”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-O-M- -C-O-M-M-U-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nɔ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list