Which to use
“notice” is a verb and “notre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,530
- “notice” frequency rank
- #22,838
- “notre” frequency rank
- 59368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notice | notre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen; etwas sehen, hören oder riechen; bemerken, beachten | unser, unsere |
Where the eye mixes notice and notre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. notice runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against notre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between notice and notre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: notice is [ˈnəʊtɪs] while notre is [nɔtʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notice is recorded at frequency rank #36,530, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnəʊtɪs]. 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 59368, this pair ranks #827,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of notice vs notre
Shared letters: enot. Private to "notice": ci. Private to "notre": r.
"notice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "notre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "notice" and "notre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "notice" vs "notre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "notice" and "notre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "notice" 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 #827,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notice" and "notre" 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 #827,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.