nommentvsnotammentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: nomment is a verb, notamment is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#19,077
“nomment” frequency rank
#355
“notamment” frequency rank
19432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nomment notamment
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nommer. D’une manière qui doit être notée, relevée.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set nomment and notamment apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
nomment
9 ch
notamment

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nomment is \nɔm\ while notamment is \nɔ.ta.mɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nomment is recorded at frequency rank #19,077, classified as averb, pronounced \nɔm\. notamment is at rank #355, tagged as anadv, pronounced \nɔ.ta.mɑ̃\.

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 19432, this pair ranks #373,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nomment vs notamment

Shared letters: emnot. Private to "nomment": -. Private to "notamment": a.

"nomment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "notamment" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nommentnmoment · nnomment · nomemnt · noment · nommennt · nommentt · nommetn · nommnet
  • notammentnnotamment · noatmment · notamemnt · notament · notammennt · notammentt · notammetn · notammnet

Frequency comparison

nomment#19,077
notamment#355

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nomment" and "notamment" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nomment" is a verb and "notamment" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "nomment" or "notamment"?
"notamment" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #355 in our French list, against #19,077 for "nomment". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering nomment vs notamment

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list