Which to use
“nonnes” and “nôtres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,420
- “nonnes” frequency rank
- #9,709
- “nôtres” frequency rank
- 49129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nonnes | nôtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de nonne. | Folies, bons tours, bons divertissements. |
Where the eye mixes nonnes and nôtres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nonnes and nôtres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses nonnes with nôtres
A purely visual mix-up. nonnes (\nɔn\) and nôtres (\notʁ\) 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 49129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nonnes is recorded at frequency rank #39,420, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔn\. nôtres is at rank #9,709, tagged as anoun, pronounced \notʁ\.
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 49129, this pair ranks #173,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nonnes vs nôtres
Shared letters: ens. Private to "nonnes": o. Private to "nôtres": rtô.
"nonnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nôtres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nonnes ← nnones · nnonnes · nonens · nones · nonness · nonnse · onnnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nonnes" and "nôtres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nonnes" or "nôtres"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nonnes" and "nôtres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nonnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nôtres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nonnes" and "nôtres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nonnes vs noués". 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 #173,246 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.