Which to use
“nom” and “noyé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #214
- “nom” frequency rank
- #15,949
- “noyé” frequency rank
- 16163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nom | noyé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Personne qui se noie ou qui a péri par noyade. |
Where the eye mixes nom and noyé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nom runs 3 letters (CVC) against noyé's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nom vs noyé
A purely visual mix-up. nom (\nɔ̃\) and noyé (\nwa.je\) 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 16163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nom is recorded at frequency rank #214, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔ̃\. noyé is at rank #15,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nwa.je\.
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 16163, this pair ranks #389,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nom vs noyé
Shared letters: no. Private to "nom": m. Private to "noyé": yé.
"nom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "noyé" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nom" and "noyé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "nom" or "noyé" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nom" and "noyé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noyé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nom" and "noyé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noués vs noyé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #389,085 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.