noes

/nəʊz/

//nəʊz// noun

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"noes" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“noes” is uncommon English (frequency #56,937 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,937
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of no

Corpus desk

Index EN-noes · noes · English

noes · rank #56,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,937
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Newquay

Nearest frequency peer: Newquay (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “noes”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “noes” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for noes
PropertyValue
Headwordnoes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/nəʊz/
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “noes” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).noesfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Newquay” (#56,936), “nonce” (#56,938), “numerology” (#56,940). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “noes” is #56,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

noes is uncommon English at frequency #56,937 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /nəʊz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of no".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for noes, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is noes, spelled N-O-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of no

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noes"?
"noes" is spelled N-O-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /nəʊz/.
What does "noes" mean?
As a noun, "noes" means: plural of no
How do you pronounce "noes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "noes" is /nəʊz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "noes" come from?
"noes" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "noes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ondo#56,947Orly#56,951Orme#56,952lulz#56,882

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list