Which to use
“nommé” is an adjective and “nommez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,746
- “nommé” frequency rank
- #44,067
- “nommez” frequency rank
- 45813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nommé | nommez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sélectionné. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nommer. |
Same sound, different letters: nommé vs nommez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. nommé runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against nommez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - nommé / nommez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nommé and nommez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \nɔ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45813, 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\. nommez is at rank #44,067, tagged as averb, 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 45813, this pair ranks #199,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nommé vs nommez
Shared letters: mno. Private to "nommé": é. Private to "nommez": ez.
"nommé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nommez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nommez ← nmomez · nnommez · nomemz · nomez · nommezz · nommze · onmmez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nommé" and "nommez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nommé" or "nommez"?
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 "nommez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nommé" and "nommez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome 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 #199,838 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.