Which to use
“noces” and “nonnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,364
- “noces” frequency rank
- #39,420
- “nonnes” frequency rank
- 49784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noces | nonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de noce. | Pluriel de nonne. |
Where the eye mixes noces and nonnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. noces runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against nonnes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between noces and nonnes
A purely visual mix-up. noces (\nɔs\) and nonnes (\nɔn\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noces is recorded at frequency rank #10,364, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔs\. nonnes is at rank #39,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɔn\.
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 49784, this pair ranks #167,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of noces vs nonnes
Shared letters: enos. Private to "noces": c. Private to "nonnes": -.
"noces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "nonnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "noces" for "nonnes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "noces" vs "nonnes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "noces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nonnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noces" and "nonnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nonnes vs noués". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #167,879 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.