nominésvsnonnesWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“nominés” and “nonnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,884
“nominés” frequency rank
#39,420
“nonnes” frequency rank
69304
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nominés nonnes
Definition Pluriel de nominé. Pluriel de nonne.

Where the eye mixes nominés and nonnes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
nominés
6 ch
nonnes

Visual trap between nominés and nonnes

A purely visual mix-up. nominés (\nɔ.mi.ne\) and nonnes (\nɔn\) 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 69304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nominés is recorded at frequency rank #29,884, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔ.mi.ne\. nonnes is at rank #39,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɔn\.

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 69304, this pair ranks #55,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nominés vs nonnes

Shared letters: nos. Private to "nominés": imé. Private to "nonnes": e.

"nominés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "nonnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nonnesnnones · nnonnes · nonens · nones · nonness · nonnse · onnnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nominés" and "nonnes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\nɔ.mi.ne\ versus \nɔn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nominés" or "nonnes"?
"nominés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,884 in our French list, against #39,420 for "nonnes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nominés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nonnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nominés" and "nonnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nonnes 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 #55,650 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list