# Noah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnəʊə/ · frequency rank #7,947

## Definitions
1. A figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A surname.
4. The 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

## Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nóakh, nṓaḥ).

## Easily confused with
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-now)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-non)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nor)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nov)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nsa)
- **nod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nod)
- **nos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nos)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nra)
- **nom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nom)
- **nth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nth)
- **nuh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nuh)
- **nox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nox)
- **NOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-noi)
- **Noe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-noe)
- **NWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nwa)
- **Noh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-noh)
- **noo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-noo)
- **nob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nob)
- **nog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nog)

## Common misspellings (5)
`naoh`, `nnoah`, `noahh`, `noha`, `onah`

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