Which to use
“nour” is a noun and “nourri” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,151
- “nour” frequency rank
- #11,448
- “nourri” frequency rank
- 42599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nour | nourri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cinquième mois du calendrier bahaï, correspondant environ à la période du 5 au 23 juin du calendrier grégorien. | Qui reçoit, qui a reçu de la nourriture. |
Where the eye mixes nour and nourri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nour runs 4 letters (CVVC) against nourri's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nour and nourri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nour is \nuʁ\ while nourri is \nu.ʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “nour” sits inside “nourri”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nour is recorded at frequency rank #31,151, classified as anoun, pronounced \nuʁ\. nourri is at rank #11,448, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nu.ʁi\.
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 42599, this pair ranks #224,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nour vs nourri
Shared letters: noru. Private to "nour": -. Private to "nourri": i.
"nour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "nourri" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nour" and "nourri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nour" or "nourri"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nourri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nour" and "nourri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noués vs nour". 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 #224,401 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.