Which to use
“nommés” and “noyées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,467
- “nommés” frequency rank
- #43,035
- “noyées” frequency rank
- 50502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nommés | noyées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de nommé. | Féminin pluriel de noyé. |
Where the eye mixes nommés and noyées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nommés (CVCCVC) and noyées (CVVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between nommés and noyées
A purely visual mix-up. nommés (\nɔ.me\) and noyées (\nwa.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50502, 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\. noyées is at rank #43,035, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nwa.je\.
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 50502, this pair ranks #162,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nommés vs noyées
Shared letters: nosé. Private to "nommés": m. Private to "noyées": ey.
"nommés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "noyées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nommés" for "noyées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "nommés" or "noyées" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nommés" and "noyées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nommés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noyées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nommés" and "noyées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noués vs noyées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #162,143 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.