nom de code
\nɔ̃ də kɔd\
The verdict
“nom de code” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expression qui permet de désigner un mot, une phrase, un concept, une personne, une opération de manière concise, non ambiguë et confidentielle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nom de code |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ̃ də kɔd\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nom de code” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for nom de code is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nɔ̃ də kɔd\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Expression qui permet de désigner un mot, une phrase, un concept, une personne, une opération de manière concise, non ambiguë et confidentielle.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nom de code, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is nom de code, spelled N-O-M- -D-E- -C-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1Expression qui permet de désigner un mot, une phrase, un concept, une personne, une opération de manière concise, non ambiguë et confidentielle.
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.
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Using “nom de code”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-O-M- -D-E- -C-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \nɔ̃ də kɔd\ (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.