renomméevsrenommerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: renommée is a noun, renommer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“renommée” is a noun and “renommer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,752
“renommée” frequency rank
#31,686
“renommer” frequency rank
39438
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature renommée renommer
Definition Renom, réputation. Donner un nouveau nom.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set renommée and renommer apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
renommée
8 ch
renommer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: renommée and renommer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.nɔ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

renommée is recorded at frequency rank #7,752, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.nɔ.me\. renommer is at rank #31,686, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.nɔ.me\.

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 39438, this pair ranks #247,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of renommée vs renommer

Shared letters: emnor. Private to "renommée": é. Private to "renommer": -.

"renommée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "renommer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • renommerernommer · renmomer · rennommer · renomemr · renomer · renommerr · renommre · reonmmer

Frequency comparison

renommée#7,752
renommer#31,686

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "renommée" and "renommer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "renommée" is a noun and "renommer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "renommée" or "renommer"?
"renommée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,752 in our French list, against #31,686 for "renommer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering renommée vs renommer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “renommée”; for a verb, it's “renommer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “renommée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list