Which to use
“noten” is a noun and “notes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,014
- “noten” frequency rank
- #21,718
- “notes” frequency rank
- 26732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noten | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular bestimmte Form des Substantivs not | 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs notar |
Letter map: noten vs notes
Shared letters muted; letters that set noten and notes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - noten and notes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: noten is anoun and notesaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “noten” becomes s in “notes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noten is recorded at frequency rank #5,014, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 26732, this pair ranks #1,813,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of noten vs notes
Shared letters: enot. Private to "noten": -. Private to "notes": s.
"noten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "notes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "noten" for "notes" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "noten" vs "notes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "noten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,813,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noten" and "notes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "node vs notes". 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 #1,813,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.