# Noh

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,814

## Definitions
1. A kind of classical Japanese musical drama.
2. An individual play in this style.

## Etymology
An irregular romanization of Japanese 能 (nō, literally “[performing] skill, talent”).

## Easily confused with
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nz)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nt)
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-np)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nu)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nr)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-now)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-non)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nor)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nov)
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nyc)
- **nut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nut)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nsa)
- **NSW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nsw)
- **nun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nun)
- **nos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nos)
- **NPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-npr)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nra)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nye)
- **NYT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noh-vs-nyt)

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