# not vs notes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### notes
*noun · IPA /noʊts/ · frequency rank #1,531*
plural of note

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