# nooo vs nous

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nooo
*intj · frequency rank #35,432*
Elongated form of no.

### nous
*noun · IPA /naʊs/ · frequency rank #29,396*
The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nooo-vs-nous