# not vs notch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### not
*adverb · IPA /nɒt/ · frequency rank #23*
Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

### notch
*noun · IPA /nɒtʃ/ · frequency rank #9,926*
A V-shaped cut.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/not-vs-notch