Which to use
“nigh” is an adjective and “Noh” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,298
- “nigh” frequency rank
- #40,814
- “Noh” frequency rank
- 62112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nigh | Noh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Near, close by. | A kind of classical Japanese musical drama. |
Letter map: nigh vs Noh
Shared letters muted; letters that set nigh and Noh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nigh runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Noh's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - nigh and Noh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nigh is anadjective and Nohanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nigh is recorded at frequency rank #21,298, classified as anadj, pronounced /naɪ/. Noh is at rank #40,814, tagged as anoun.
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 62112, this pair ranks #90,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nigh vs Noh
Shared letters: hn. Private to "nigh": gi. Private to "Noh": o.
"nigh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Noh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nigh ← ingh · ngih · niggh · nighh · nihg · nnigh
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nigh" for "Noh" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nigh" or "Noh"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nigh" and "Noh".
- Full dictionary entry for "nigh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Noh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nigh" and "Noh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Noh vs NPL". 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 #90,332 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.