Which to use
“nombre” and “nominé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #282
- “nombre” frequency rank
- #24,305
- “nominé” frequency rank
- 24587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nombre | nominé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Objet de base des mathématiques, que l’on peut rapporter aux notions de pluralité, d’ensemble, de correspondance, mais qui n’est pas susceptible d’être strictement défini. | Candidat présélectionné pour un concours de cinéma, de télévision, ou par un parti politique. |
Where the eye mixes nombre and nominé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nombre (CVCCCV) and nominé (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: nombre vs nominé
A purely visual mix-up. nombre (\nɔ̃bʁ\) and nominé (\nɔ.mi.ne\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nombre is recorded at frequency rank #282, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔ̃bʁ\. nominé is at rank #24,305, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɔ.mi.ne\.
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 24587, this pair ranks #345,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nombre vs nominé
Shared letters: mno. Private to "nombre": ber. Private to "nominé": ié.
"nombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "nominé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nombre ← nmobre · nnombre · nobmre · nombbre · nomber · nombrre · nommbre · nomrbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nombre" and "nominé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nombre" vs "nominé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nombre" and "nominé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nombre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nominé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nombre" and "nominé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome vs nominé". 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 #345,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.