Which to use
“nome” and “nox” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,915
- “nome” frequency rank
- #36,973
- “nox” frequency rank
- 83888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nome | nox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de poèmes qui se chantaient en l’honneur d’Apollon. | Nuit. |
Where the eye mixes nome and nox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nome runs 4 letters (CVCV) against nox's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nome and nox
A purely visual mix-up. nome (\nɔm\) and nox (\noks\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83888, 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\. nox is at rank #36,973, tagged as anoun, pronounced \noks\.
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 83888, this pair ranks #13,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nome vs nox
Shared letters: no. Private to "nome": em. Private to "nox": x.
"nome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nome ← nmoe · nnome · noem · onme
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nome" for "nox" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nome" vs "nox" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nome" and "nox" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nome" and "nox" 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 #13,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.