Which to use
“nommait” and “nomment” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,267
- “nommait” frequency rank
- #19,077
- “nomment” frequency rank
- 47344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nommait | nomment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de nommer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nommer. |
Where the eye mixes nommait and nomment
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nommait (CVCCVVC) and nomment (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between nommait and nomment
A purely visual mix-up. nommait (\nɔ.mɛ\) and nomment (\nɔm\) 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 47344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nommait is recorded at frequency rank #28,267, classified as averb, pronounced \nɔ.mɛ\. nomment is at rank #19,077, tagged as averb, pronounced \nɔm\.
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 47344, this pair ranks #187,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nommait vs nomment
Shared letters: mnot. Private to "nommait": ai. Private to "nomment": e.
"nommait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "nomment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nommait" and "nomment" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "nommait" or "nomment" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nommait" and "nomment" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nommait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nomment" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nommait" and "nomment" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome vs nomment". 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 #187,715 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.