Which to use
“nommées” is an adjective and “nommez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,015
- “nommées” frequency rank
- #44,067
- “nommez” frequency rank
- 66082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nommées | nommez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de nommé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nommer. |
Same sound, different letters: nommées vs nommez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. nommées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) 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 - nommées / nommez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nommées 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 66082, 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\. 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 66082, this pair ranks #69,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nommées vs nommez
Shared letters: emno. Private to "nommées": sé. Private to "nommez": z.
"nommées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "nommez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nommez ← nmomez · nnommez · nomemz · nomez · nommezz · nommze · onmmez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nommées" and "nommez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "nommées" vs "nommez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"nommées" and "nommez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "nommées" 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 #69,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nommées" 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 #69,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.