nommavsnotaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: nomma is a verb, nota is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“nomma” is a verb and “nota” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,961
“nomma” frequency rank
#23,297
“nota” frequency rank
47258
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nomma nota
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de nommer. Note, avertissement donné au lecteur pour attirer son attention sur une remarque importante.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set nomma and nota apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
nomma
4 ch
nota

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nomma is \nɔ.ma\ while nota is \nɔ.ta\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47258, 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\. nota is at rank #23,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɔ.ta\.

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 47258, this pair ranks #188,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nomma vs nota

Shared letters: ano. Private to "nomma": m. Private to "nota": t.

"nomma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "nota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nommanmoma · nnomma · noma · nomam · onmma
  • notannota · noat · notta · ntoa · onta

Frequency comparison

nomma#23,961
nota#23,297

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nomma" and "nota" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nomma" is a verb and "nota" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "nomma" or "nota"?
"nota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,297 in our French list, against #23,961 for "nomma". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering nomma vs nota

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “nomma”; for a noun, it's “nota”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “nomma” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list