Which to use
“nome” is a noun and “nos” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,915
- “nome” frequency rank
- #147
- “nos” frequency rank
- 47062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nome | nos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de poèmes qui se chantaient en l’honneur d’Apollon. | Première personne du pluriel. Qui sont à nous. Plusieurs possesseurs et plusieurs objets. |
Where the eye mixes nome and nos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nome runs 4 letters (CVCV) against nos's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nome and nos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nome is \nɔm\ while nos is \no\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47062, 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\. nos is at rank #147, tagged as adet, pronounced \no\.
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 47062, this pair ranks #189,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nome vs nos
Shared letters: no. Private to "nome": em. Private to "nos": s.
"nome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nome ← nmoe · nnome · noem · onme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nome" and "nos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "nome" or "nos" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "nos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nome" and "nos" 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 #189,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.