nomination

\nɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\

/\nɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“nomination” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,946
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de nommer à un emploi, à une charge, à une dignité, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nomination · nomination · French

nomination · rank #3,946 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,946
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH navires

Nearest frequency peer: navires (-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 « nomination »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « nomination » 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).

nomination vs nominations
91% similar
nomination vs nominatif
80% similar

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

Key facts for nomination
PropertyValue
Headwordnomination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,946
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nomination »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « navires » (#3,945), « observer » (#3,947), « occupation » (#3,948). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nomination » est au #3,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around nomination (IPA \nɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,946 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nomination, with forms such as "nmoination", "nnomination", and "noimnation". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "nominations", "nominatif", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nomination, spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de nommer à un emploi, à une charge, à une dignité, etc.
  2. 2
    Droit de nommer à un emploi, à une charge, à une dignité, etc.
  3. 3
    Mentions obtenues dans un concours.
  4. 4
    Présélection d’un artiste dans une catégorie lors d’un concours cinématographique ou télévisuel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La seconde mesure que l’empereur a adoptée est la nomination d’un ministre auprès du gouvernement de la Colombie.
  2. Vous pensez bien, dit-il, que la nomination d’un chanoine étranger au diocèse n’a pas été considérée d’un œil indifférent par le clergé de Chartres.

This word in other languages

nomination(English)Ernennung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nmoination
  • nnomination
  • noimnation
  • nomiantion
  • nominaiton
  • nominatino
  • nominationn
  • nominatoin
  • nominattion
  • nominnation
  • nomintaion
  • nommination
  • nomniation
  • onmination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nomination - 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.

nmoination2nnomination1noimnation2nomiantion2nominaiton2nominatino2nominationn1nominatoin2
Edit distance from "nomination"

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 "nomination"?
"nomination" is spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "nomination" mean?
As a noun, "nomination" means: Action de nommer à un emploi, à une charge, à une dignité, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "nomination"?
"nomination" is commonly confused with "nominations", "nominatif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nomination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nomination" is \nɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nomination" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

occupation#3,948souffrance#3,965supporters#3,966producteur#4,012

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

partisans14 variantsprésentée14 variantsautomatique14 variantscommuniquer14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list