Which to use
“nourries” is an adjective and “nourrir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,929
- “nourries” frequency rank
- #4,088
- “nourrir” frequency rank
- 46017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nourries | nourrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de nourri. | Sustenter, servir d’aliment. |
Where the eye mixes nourries and nourrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. nourries runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against nourrir's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nourries with nourrir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nourries is \nu.ʁi\ while nourrir is \nu.ʁiʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nourries is recorded at frequency rank #41,929, classified as anadj, pronounced \nu.ʁi\. nourrir is at rank #4,088, tagged as averb, pronounced \nu.ʁiʁ\.
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 46017, this pair ranks #198,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nourries vs nourrir
Shared letters: inoru. Private to "nourries": es. Private to "nourrir": -.
"nourries" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "nourrir" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nourries" for "nourrir" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "nourries" or "nourrir" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nourries" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nourrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nourries" and "nourrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nourrie 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 #198,264 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.