Which to use
“no” and “nom” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,447
- “no” frequency rank
- #214
- “nom” frequency rank
- 1661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | no | nom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Non par un anglophone ou par un pays anglophone. | Mot ou groupe de mots permettant de nommer un être ou une chose. Un nom peut être un nom commun, une locution nominale ou un nom propre. |
Where the eye mixes no and nom
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between no and nom
A purely visual mix-up. no (\no\) and nom (\nɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “no” sits inside “nom”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
no is recorded at frequency rank #1,447, classified as anoun, pronounced \no\. nom is at rank #214, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1661, this pair ranks #437,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of no vs nom
Shared letters: no. Private to "no": -. Private to "nom": m.
"no" · 2 letters · shape CV · "nom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "no" for "nom" ever safe?
Frequency check: "no" vs "nom" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "no" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "no" and "nom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "no vs nop". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #437,616 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.