Which to use
“nombre” and “nommée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #282
- “nombre” frequency rank
- #6,220
- “nommée” frequency rank
- 6502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nombre | nommée |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Personne en tant que porteuse d’un nom. Cette manière de parler implique l’idée que celui qu’on désigne ainsi est un individu sans notoriété, dont on ne connaît que le nom. |
Where the eye mixes nombre and nommée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nombre (CVCCCV) and nommée (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between nombre and nommée
A purely visual mix-up. nombre (\nɔ̃bʁ\) and nommée (\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 6502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nombre is recorded at frequency rank #282, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔ̃bʁ\. nommée is at rank #6,220, tagged as anoun, 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 6502, this pair ranks #426,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nombre vs nommée
Shared letters: emno. Private to "nombre": br. Private to "nommée": é.
"nombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "nommée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nombre ← nmobre · nnombre · nobmre · nombbre · nomber · nombrre · nommbre · nomrbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nombre" and "nommée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "nombre" or "nommée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nombre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nommée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nombre" and "nommée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome vs nommée". 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 #426,060 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.