# notes vs nous

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/notes-vs-nous