Which to use
“nome” and “nommée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,915
- “nome” frequency rank
- #6,220
- “nommée” frequency rank
- 53135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nome | nommée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de poèmes qui se chantaient en l’honneur d’Apollon. | 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 nome and nommée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nome runs 4 letters (CVCV) against nommée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nome and nommée
A purely visual mix-up. nome (\nɔm\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nome is recorded at frequency rank #46,915, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔm\. 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 53135, this pair ranks #142,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nome vs nommée
Shared letters: emno. Private to "nome": -. Private to "nommée": é.
"nome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nommée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nome ← nmoe · nnome · noem · onme
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nome" for "nommée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "nome" or "nommée" 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 "nome" 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 #142,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nome" and "nommée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome vs noués". 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 #142,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.