Which to use
“nommés” is an adjective and “nommez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,467
- “nommés” frequency rank
- #44,067
- “nommez” frequency rank
- 51534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nommés | nommez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de nommé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de nommer. |
Same sound, different letters: nommés vs nommez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - nommés and nommez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nommés 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nommés is recorded at frequency rank #7,467, 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 51534, this pair ranks #154,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nommés vs nommez
Shared letters: mno. Private to "nommés": sé. Private to "nommez": ez.
"nommés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nommez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nommez ← nmomez · nnommez · nomemz · nomez · nommezz · nommze · onmmez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nommés" for "nommez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nommés" or "nommez"?
Useful next steps
"nommés" and "nommez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "nommés" 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 #154,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nommés" 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 #154,305 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.