Which to use
“nome” and “noyé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,915
- “nome” frequency rank
- #15,949
- “noyé” frequency rank
- 62864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nome | noyé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de poèmes qui se chantaient en l’honneur d’Apollon. | Personne qui se noie ou qui a péri par noyade. |
Where the eye mixes nome and noyé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nome (CVCV) and noyé (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between nome and noyé
A purely visual mix-up. nome (\nɔm\) and noyé (\nwa.je\) 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 62864, 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\. noyé is at rank #15,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nwa.je\.
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 62864, this pair ranks #84,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nome vs noyé
Shared letters: no. Private to "nome": em. Private to "noyé": yé.
"nome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "noyé" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nome ← nmoe · nnome · noem · onme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nome" and "noyé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "nome" or "noyé" show up more?
What to do next
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 "noyé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nome" and "noyé" 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 #84,856 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.