nombres

\nɔ̃bʁ\

/\nɔ̃bʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“nombres” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,789
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de nombre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nombres · nombres · French

nombres · rank #5,789 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,789
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH méritent

Nearest frequency peer: méritent (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nombres »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

nombres vs nommés
57% similar
nombres vs nôtres
57% similar
nombres vs nombril
71% similar

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

Key facts for nombres
PropertyValue
Headwordnombres
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ̃bʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,789
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nombres »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).nombresse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « méritent » (#5,788), « monétaire » (#5,787), « numériques » (#5,791). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nombres » est au #5,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around nombres (IPA \nɔ̃bʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,789 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de nombre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nombres, with forms such as "nmobres", "nnombres", and "nobmres". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "nommés", "nôtres", "nombril", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is nombres, spelled N-O-M-B-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de nombre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nmobres
  • nnombres
  • nobmres
  • nombbres
  • nombers
  • nombress
  • nombrres
  • nombrse
  • nommbres
  • nomrbes
  • onmbres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nombres - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nmobres2nnombres1nobmres2nombbres1nombers2nombress1nombrres1nombrse2
Edit distance from "nombres"

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 "nombres"?
"nombres" is spelled N-O-M-B-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ̃bʁ\.
What does "nombres" mean?
As a noun, "nombres" means: Pluriel de nombre.
What words are commonly confused with "nombres"?
"nombres" is commonly confused with "nommés", "nôtres", "nombril". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nombres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nombres" is \nɔ̃bʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nombres" come from?
"nombres" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list