nomméesvsnommerWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#22,015
“nommées” frequency rank
#5,898
“nommer” frequency rank
27913
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nommées nommer
Definition Féminin pluriel de nommé. Attribuer, imposer un nom à une personne, une chose ou une collectivité.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
nommées
6 ch
nommer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nommées and nommer 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 27913, 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\. nommer is at rank #5,898, 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 27913, this pair ranks #325,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nommées vs nommer

Shared letters: emno. Private to "nommées": . Private to "nommer": r.

"nommées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "nommer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nommernmomer · nnommer · nomemr · nomer · nommerr · nommre · onmmer

Frequency comparison

nommées#22,015
nommer#5,898

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nommées" and "nommer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nommées" is an adjective and "nommer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "nommées" or "nommer"?
"nommer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,898 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 nommer

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 “nommer”.
  • 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