Which to use
“nommé” is an adjective and “nommée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,746
- “nommé” frequency rank
- #6,220
- “nommée” frequency rank
- 7966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nommé | nommée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sélectionné. | 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. |
Same sound, different letters: nommé vs nommée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. nommé runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against nommée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: nommé vs nommée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nommé and nommée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \nɔ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “nommé” sits inside “nommée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nommé is recorded at frequency rank #1,746, classified as anadj, pronounced \nɔ.me\. 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 7966, this pair ranks #421,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nommé vs nommée
Shared letters: mnoé. Private to "nommé": -. Private to "nommée": e.
"nommé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nommée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nommé" and "nommée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "nommé" 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 #421,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nommé" and "nommée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome vs nommée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #421,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.