nom de femme

\nɔ̃ də fam\

/\nɔ̃ də fam\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille de son époux utilisé comme nom d’usage après le mariage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nom-de-femme · nom de femme · French

nom de femme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for nom de femme
PropertyValue
Headwordnom de femme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ̃ də fam\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nom de femme » en français

nom de femmereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

nom de femme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃ də fam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille de son époux utilisé comme nom d’usage après le mariage.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nom de femme, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is nom de femme, spelled N-O-M- -D-E- -F-E-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille de son époux utilisé comme nom d’usage après le mariage.

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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 de femme"?
"nom de femme" is spelled N-O-M- -D-E- -F-E-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ̃ də fam\.
What does "nom de femme" mean?
As a noun, "nom de femme" means: Nom de famille de son époux utilisé comme nom d’usage après le mariage.
How do you pronounce "nom de femme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nom de femme" is \nɔ̃ də fam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nom de femme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list