# notify vs notion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### notify
*verb · IPA /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ · frequency rank #10,734*
To give (someone) notice (of some event).

### notion
*noun · IPA /ˈnəʊʃən/ · frequency rank #5,441*
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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