Which to use
“Note” is a noun and “notes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,986
- “Note” frequency rank
- #21,718
- “notes” frequency rank
- 25704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Note | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Symbol zur schriftlichen Aufzeichnung eines Tones, dessen Platzierung im Notensystem die Tonhöhe – ausgedrückt im Notennamen – und dessen äußere Gestalt die Tondauer – den Notenwert – anzeigt. Es besteht aus Notenkopf und Hals, größere Notenwerte nur aus dem Notenkopf. | 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs notar |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Note and notes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Note and notes form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Note” sits inside “notes” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Note is recorded at frequency rank #3,986, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnoːtə]. notes is at rank #21,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnɔ.tɪs].
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 25704, this pair ranks #1,829,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Note vs notes
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Note”; for a verb, it's “notes”.
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