Which to use
“nommé” is an adjective and “nomment” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,746
- “nommé” frequency rank
- #19,077
- “nomment” frequency rank
- 20823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nommé | nomment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sélectionné. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nommer. |
Where the eye mixes nommé and nomment
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nommé runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against nomment's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nommé vs nomment
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nommé is \nɔ.me\ while nomment is \nɔm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20823, 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\. 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 20823, this pair ranks #366,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nommé vs nomment
Shared letters: mno. Private to "nommé": é. Private to "nomment": et.
"nommé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nomment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nomment ← nmoment · nnomment · nomemnt · noment · nommennt · nommentt · nommetn · nommnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nommé" and "nomment" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "nommé" or "nomment"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nommé" 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 #366,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nommé" 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 #366,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.