Which to use
“noise” is a noun and “notice” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,196
- “noise” frequency rank
- #36,530
- “notice” frequency rank
- 67726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noise | notice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lärm, Geräusch, Geschrei, Gerücht, Ton, Tonspiel | etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen; etwas sehen, hören oder riechen; bemerken, beachten |
Letter map: noise vs notice
Shared letters muted; letters that set noise and notice apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. noise runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against notice's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - noise and notice
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: noise is anoun and noticeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noise is recorded at frequency rank #31,196, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. notice is at rank #36,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnəʊtɪs].
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 67726, this pair ranks #530,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of noise vs notice
Shared letters: eino. Private to "noise": s. Private to "notice": ct.
"noise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "notice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "noise" and "notice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "noise" or "notice"?
After this comparison
Pair "noise" vs "notice" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "noise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #530,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noise" and "notice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notice vs nötiger". 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 #530,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.