nommable

\nɔ.mabl\

/\nɔ.mabl\/ adj

The verdict

“nommable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être nommé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nommable · nommable · French

nommable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for nommable
PropertyValue
Headwordnommable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\nɔ.mabl\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nommable » en français

nommablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nommable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \nɔ.mabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être nommé.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nommable in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is nommable, spelled N-O-M-M-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être nommé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je m’en vais en mon lit là haut me retirer, Où certes je ne fais que tousjours souspirer Et rengreger mes pleurs, dés le jour lamentable Qu’Ulysses s’en alla à Troye non nommable.
  2. La dernière classe des choses nommables est celle des attributs, lesquels sont de trois espèces, Qualité, Relation et Quantité.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "nommable"?
"nommable" is spelled N-O-M-M-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ.mabl\.
What does "nommable" mean?
As an adjective, "nommable" means: Qui peut être nommé.
How do you pronounce "nommable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nommable" is \nɔ.mabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nommable" come from?
"nommable" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list