Which to use
“nominé” and “nommée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,305
- “nominé” frequency rank
- #6,220
- “nommée” frequency rank
- 30525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nominé | nommée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Candidat présélectionné pour un concours de cinéma, de télévision, ou par un parti politique. | 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 nominé and nommée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nominé (CVCVCV) and nommée (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: nominé vs nommée
A purely visual mix-up. nominé (\nɔ.mi.ne\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nominé is recorded at frequency rank #24,305, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔ.mi.ne\. 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 30525, this pair ranks #309,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nominé vs nommée
Shared letters: mnoé. Private to "nominé": i. Private to "nommée": e.
"nominé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "nommée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nominé" and "nommée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "nominé" or "nommée"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nominé" 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 #309,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nominé" and "nommée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome vs nominé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #309,719 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.