nom de femme

\nɔ̃ də fam\

/\nɔ̃ də fam\/ noun

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The verdict

“nom de femme” 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
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille de son époux utilisé comme nom d’usage après le mariage.

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)

Where “nom de femme” sits in French frequency

nom de femme 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for nom de femme is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nɔ̃ də fam\. 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: "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.

Synonyms

nom maritalnom d’alliance

Antonyms

nom de jeune fillenom de naissance

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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Using “nom de femme”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-O-M- -D-E- -F-E-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nɔ̃ də fam\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list