nombre

Name: nombre, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\nɔ̃bʁ\

/\nɔ̃bʁ\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“nombre” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#282
frequency rank, French: 1,563
“N” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objet de base des mathématiques, que l’on peut rapporter aux notions de pluralité, d’ensemble, de correspondance, mais qui n’est pas susceptible d’être strictement défini.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nombre · nombre · French

nombre · rank #282 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

FREQ-CORE #282
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 1,563
PHOTO-FINISH font

Nearest frequency peer: font (-1 rank slots)

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.

dernier

99,722
enfin

99,721
font

99,720
nombre

99,719
porte

99,717
seulement

99,716

What this shows « nombre » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nombre vs nome

67% similar

nombre vs notre

67% similar

nombre vs nommé

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nombre
Property	Value
Headword	nombre
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\nɔ̃bʁ\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#282
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	13
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nombre »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.nombrese place ici:

#282

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « font » (#281), « enfin » (#280), « porte » (#284). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nombre » est au #282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around nombre (IPA \nɔ̃bʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #282 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nombre, with forms such as "nmobre", "nnombre", and "nobmre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "nome", "notre", "nommé", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 nombre, spelled N-O-M-B-R-E.

Definition

1
Objet de base des mathématiques, que l’on peut rapporter aux notions de pluralité, d’ensemble, de correspondance, mais qui n’est pas susceptible d’être strictement défini.
2
Particularité morphologique indiquant s'il est question d'une ou de plusieurs choses, notions ou personnes.
3
Quantité indéterminée.
4
Multitude.
5
Le livre des Nombres, ou les Nombres, quatrième des livres de Moïse, ainsi appelé parce qu’il contient le dénombrement du peuple hébreu.
6
Valeur mystique ou symbolique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nombre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

L’unité est le principe des nombres.
Les nombres réels peuvent servir à mesurer des quantités.

Synonyms

quantité

This word in other languages

number(English)número(Español)Zahl(Deutsch)número(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nmobre
nnombre
nobmre
nombbre
nomber
nombrre
nommbre
nomrbe
onmbre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nombre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "nombre"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nombre"?

"nombre" is spelled N-O-M-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ̃bʁ\.

What does "nombre" mean?

As a noun, "nombre" means: Objet de base des mathématiques, que l’on peut rapporter aux notions de pluralité, d’ensemble, de correspondance, mais qui n’est pas susceptible d’être strictement défini.

What words are commonly confused with "nombre"?

"nombre" is commonly confused with "nome", "notre", "nommé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "nombre"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nombre" is \nɔ̃bʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "nombre" come from?

"nombre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nombre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

choses#278 hommes#289 partir#275 petite#290

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

devant9 variants ailleurs9 variants rapport9 variants pouvoir9 variants