Which to use
“nomades” and “nommées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,423
- “nomades” frequency rank
- #22,015
- “nommées” frequency rank
- 38438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nomades | nommées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de nomade. | Féminin pluriel de nommé. |
Where the eye mixes nomades and nommées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nomades (CVCVCVC) and nommées (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between nomades and nommées
A purely visual mix-up. nomades (\nɔ.mad\) and nommées (\nɔ.me\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nomades is recorded at frequency rank #16,423, classified as anadj, pronounced \nɔ.mad\. nommées is at rank #22,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nɔ.me\.
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 38438, this pair ranks #255,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nomades vs nommées
Shared letters: emnos. Private to "nomades": ad. Private to "nommées": é.
"nomades" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "nommées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nomades ← nmoades · nnomades · noamdes · nomaddes · nomadess · nomadse · nomaeds · nomdaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nomades" for "nommées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "nomades" or "nommées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nomades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nommées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nomades" and "nommées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nommées vs nommez". 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 #255,261 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.