répondre au nom de
\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁ‿o nɔ̃ də\
The verdict
“répondre au nom de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avoir pour nom ou prénom, s’appeler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-repondre-au-nom-de · répondre au nom de · French
répondre au nom de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | répondre au nom de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁ‿o nɔ̃ də\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « répondre au nom de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
répondre au nom de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁ‿o nɔ̃ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avoir pour nom ou prénom, s’appeler.".
répondre au nom de doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is répondre au nom de, spelled R-É-P-O-N-D-R-E- -A-U- -N-O-M- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Avoir pour nom ou prénom, s’appeler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how répondre au nom de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’homme, qui répondait au nom de Marc Varaud, était tisserand et père de trois enfants.
Dumia elle, était juchée sur une jolie jument albinos, qui répondait au doux nom de Lune.
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.