# notes vs novel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### novel
*adjective · IPA /ˈnɒvəl/ · frequency rank #2,360*
Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.

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