nomméesvsnommentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: nommées is a adjective, nomment is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“nommées” is an adjective and “nomment” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,015
“nommées” frequency rank
#19,077
“nomment” frequency rank
41092
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nommées nomment
Definition Féminin pluriel de nommé. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nommer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set nommées and nomment apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
nommées
7 ch
nomment

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nommées is \nɔ.me\ while nomment is \nɔm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nommées is recorded at frequency rank #22,015, 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 41092, this pair ranks #235,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nommées vs nomment

Shared letters: emno. Private to "nommées": . Private to "nomment": t.

"nommées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "nomment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nommentnmoment · nnomment · nomemnt · noment · nommennt · nommentt · nommetn · nommnet

Frequency comparison

nommées#22,015
nomment#19,077

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nommées" and "nomment" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nommées" is an adjective and "nomment" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "nommées" or "nomment"?
"nomment" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,077 in our French list, against #22,015 for "nommées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering nommées vs nomment

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “nommées”; for a verb, it's “nomment”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “nommées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list