Which to use
“nourrice” is a noun and “nourrissent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,955
- “nourrice” frequency rank
- #14,102
- “nourrissent” frequency rank
- 37057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nourrice | nourrissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui allaite l’enfant d’une autre. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de nourrir. |
Same sound, different letters: nourrice vs nourrissent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. nourrice runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against nourrissent's 11 (CVVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - nourrice / nourrissent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nourrice and nourrissent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \nu.ʁis\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nourrice is recorded at frequency rank #22,955, classified as anoun, pronounced \nu.ʁis\. nourrissent is at rank #14,102, tagged as averb, pronounced \nu.ʁis\.
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 37057, this pair ranks #265,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nourrice vs nourrissent
Shared letters: einoru. Private to "nourrice": c. Private to "nourrissent": st.
"nourrice" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "nourrissent" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nourrice ← nnourrice · norurice · nourice · nourirce · nourrcie · nourricce · nourriec · nuorrice
- nourrissent ← nnourrissent · norurissent · nourirssent · nourissent · nourrisent · nourrisesnt · nourrissennt · nourrissentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nourrice" and "nourrissent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nourrice" or "nourrissent"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "nourrice" / "nourrissent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "nourrice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nourrissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nourrice" and "nourrissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nourrice vs nourries". 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 #265,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.