Which to use
“nommée” is a noun and “nommera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,220
- “nommée” frequency rank
- #41,928
- “nommera” frequency rank
- 48148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nommée | nommera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de nommer. |
Where the eye mixes nommée and nommera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nommée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against nommera's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nommée with nommera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nommée is \nɔ.me\ while nommera is \nɔ.mə.ʁa\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nommée is recorded at frequency rank #6,220, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔ.me\. nommera is at rank #41,928, tagged as averb, pronounced \nɔ.mə.ʁa\.
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 48148, this pair ranks #181,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nommée vs nommera
Shared letters: emno. Private to "nommée": é. Private to "nommera": ar.
"nommée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "nommera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nommera ← nmomera · nnommera · nomemra · nomera · nommear · nommerra · nommrea · onmmera
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nommée" for "nommera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nommée" or "nommera"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nommée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nommera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nommée" and "nommera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nommera 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 #181,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.