# noir

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnwɑː/ · frequency rank #15,455

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre

## Etymology
Shortened from film noir, and from French noir. Doublet of negro.

## Easily confused with
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nr)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-now)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-non)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nor)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nov)
- **nos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nos)
- **NPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-npr)
- **nom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nom)
- **nox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nox)
- **Nur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nur)
- **noo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-noo)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-note)
- **none** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-none)
- **nose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nose)
- **nope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nope)
- **noon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-noon)
- **norm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-norm)
- **nova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-nova)
- **noun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-noun)

## Common misspellings (4)
`nior`, `nnoir`, `noirr`, `onir`

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