nommervsnommésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#5,898
“nommer” frequency rank
#7,467
“nommés” frequency rank
13365
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set nommer and nommés apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
nommer
6 ch
nommés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nommer and nommés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \nɔ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nommer is recorded at frequency rank #5,898, classified as averb, pronounced \nɔ.me\. nommés is at rank #7,467, tagged as anadj, 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 13365, this pair ranks #401,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nommer vs nommés

Shared letters: mno. Private to "nommer": er. Private to "nommés": .

"nommer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "nommés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

nommer#5,898
nommés#7,467

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nommer" and "nommés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nommer" is a verb and "nommés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "nommer" or "nommés"?
"nommer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,898 in our French list, against #7,467 for "nommés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering nommer vs nommés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “nommer”; for an adjective, it's “nommés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “nommer” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list