Which to use
“nomma” and “nommera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,961
- “nomma” frequency rank
- #41,928
- “nommera” frequency rank
- 65889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nomma | nommera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de nommer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de nommer. |
Where the eye mixes nomma and nommera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nomma runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against nommera's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nomma vs nommera
A purely visual mix-up. nomma (\nɔ.ma\) and nommera (\nɔ.mə.ʁa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nomma is recorded at frequency rank #23,961, classified as averb, pronounced \nɔ.ma\. nommera is at rank #41,928, tagged as averb, pronounced \nɔ.mə.ʁa\.
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 65889, this pair ranks #70,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nomma vs nommera
Shared letters: amno. Private to "nomma": -. Private to "nommera": er.
"nomma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nommera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nomma" and "nommera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "nomma" or "nommera" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nomma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nommera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nomma" and "nommera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nommera vs nommez". 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 #70,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.