Which to use
“nommées” and “notées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,015
- “nommées” frequency rank
- #30,719
- “notées” frequency rank
- 52734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nommées | notées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de nommé. | Féminin pluriel de noté. |
Where the eye mixes nommées and notées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nommées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against notées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nommées and notées
A purely visual mix-up. nommées (\nɔ.me\) and notées (\nɔ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52734, 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\. notées is at rank #30,719, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nɔ.te\.
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 52734, this pair ranks #145,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nommées vs notées
Shared letters: enosé. Private to "nommées": m. Private to "notées": t.
"nommées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "notées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nommées" for "notées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nommées" vs "notées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nommées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nommées" and "notées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notées vs noués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #145,661 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.