Which to use
“nostra” is an unknown and “notre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,711
- “nostra” frequency rank
- #22,838
- “notre” frequency rank
- 65549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nostra | notre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Pronomens noster | unser, unsere |
Letter map: nostra vs notre
Shared letters muted; letters that set nostra and notre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. nostra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against notre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: nostra vs notre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nostra is anunknown and notreanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nostra is recorded at frequency rank #42,711, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. notre is at rank #22,838, tagged as anadj, pronounced [nɔtʁ].
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 65549, this pair ranks #603,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nostra vs notre
Shared letters: nort. Private to "nostra": as. Private to "notre": e.
"nostra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "notre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nostra" for "notre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nostra" vs "notre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nostra" and "notre".
- Full dictionary entry for "nostra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #603,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nostra" and "notre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nostra vs puzzles". 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 #603,037 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.