nom substantif
\nɔ̃ syp.stɑ̃.tif\
The verdict
“nom substantif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nom-substantif · nom substantif · French
nom substantif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 substantif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ̃ syp.stɑ̃.tif\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nom substantif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nom substantif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃ syp.stɑ̃.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom.".
nom substantif has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is nom substantif, spelled N-O-M- -S-U-B-S-T-A-N-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Nom.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nom substantif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
D. Quand les participes passifs sont déclinables , à quoi les fait-on, accorder ? R. On les fait accorder ou avec un nom substantif, ou avec le nominatif du verbe, ou avec le régime absolu du verbe.
Les noms adjectifs s’accordent toujours avec les noms substantifs dans le nombre, le genre et le cas.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.