Which to use
“notable” is an adjective and “notably” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,389
- “notable” frequency rank
- #7,035
- “notably” frequency rank
- 13424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notable | notably |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. | As a pointed example; in a notable manner. |
Letter map: notable vs notably
Shared letters muted; letters that set notable and notably apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: notable vs notably
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: notable is anadjective and notablyanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “notable” becomes y in “notably”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notable is recorded at frequency rank #6,389, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/. notably is at rank #7,035, tagged as anadv.
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 13424, this pair ranks #475,901 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of notable vs notably
Shared letters: ablnot. Private to "notable": e. Private to "notably": y.
"notable" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "notably" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "notable" and "notably" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "notable" or "notably" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "notable" and "notably".
- Full dictionary entry for "notable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notably" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #475,901 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notable" and "notably" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notably vs notary". 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 #475,901 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.