Which to use
“notify” and “noting” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,734
- “notify” frequency rank
- #7,160
- “noting” frequency rank
- 17894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notify | noting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To give (someone) notice (of some event). | present participle and gerund of note |
Where the eye mixes notify and noting
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between notify and noting
A purely visual mix-up. notify (/ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/) and noting (/ˈnoʊtɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notify is recorded at frequency rank #10,734, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/. noting is at rank #7,160, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈnoʊtɪŋ/.
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 17894, this pair ranks #448,445 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of notify vs noting
Shared letters: inot. Private to "notify": fy. Private to "noting": g.
"notify" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "noting" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "notify" for "noting" ever safe?
Which is more common, "notify" or "noting"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "notify" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #448,445 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notify" and "noting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notary vs notify". 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 #448,445 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.