# notes vs Noyes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Noyes
*name · IPA /ˈnɔɪz/ · frequency rank #46,091*
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Noah.

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