Which to use
“nombre” is a noun and “nostre” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #282
- “nombre” frequency rank
- #49,251
- “nostre” frequency rank
- 49533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nombre | nostre |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Variante de notre. |
Letter map: nombre vs nostre
Shared letters muted; letters that set nombre and nostre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. nombre and nostre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - nombre and nostre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nombre is anoun and nostreadeterminer. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nombre is recorded at frequency rank #282, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔ̃bʁ\. nostre is at rank #49,251, tagged as adet.
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 49533, this pair ranks #169,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nombre vs nostre
Shared letters: enor. Private to "nombre": bm. Private to "nostre": st.
"nombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "nostre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nombre" and "nostre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nombre" vs "nostre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "nombre" vs "nostre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "nombre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nostre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nombre" and "nostre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nostra vs nostre". 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 #169,848 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.