Which to use
“notes” is a verb and “notre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,718
- “notes” frequency rank
- #22,838
- “notre” frequency rank
- 44556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notes | notre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs notar | unser, unsere |
Where the eye mixes notes and notre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: notes vs notre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: notes is [ˈnɔ.tɪs] while notre is [nɔtʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notes is recorded at frequency rank #21,718, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnɔ.tɪs]. 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 44556, this pair ranks #1,382,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of notes vs notre
Shared letters: enot. Private to "notes": s. Private to "notre": r.
"notes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "notre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "notes" for "notre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "notes" or "notre"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "notes" 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 #1,382,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notes" and "notre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "node vs notre". 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 #1,382,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.