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notice

no·tice/ˈnoʊ.tɪs/noun, verb

notice is spelled N-O-T-I-C-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (no·tice). It appears 79 times per million words in written English, the 1,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, notice means “The act of observing; perception” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of notice is notices.

How many letters and syllables are in notice?

Letters6: N-O-T-I-C-E
Syllables2: no·tice
In writing79 times per million words; the 1,338th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Same letters

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.

How common is notice?

Notice appears 79 times per million words in written English, the 1,338th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce notice?

  • UK /ˈnəʊ.tɪs/
  • US /ˈnoʊ.tɪs/
  • US [ˈnoʊ.ɾɪs]

Notice has 2 syllables, split no·tice in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-notice.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with notice?

No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as notice (/oʊtɪs/).

Spelled with the same letters in another order: noetic.

Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).

Forms of notice

  • notices plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • not.
  • noticing participle, present
  • noticed participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does notice mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    The act of observing; perception.

    He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.

  2. 2

    A written or printed announcement.

    A series of notices signpost patients to the X-ray department.

  3. 3

    A formal notification or warning.

    The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice.

  4. 4

    Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.

    I gave her her mandatory two weeks' notice and sacked her.

  5. 5

    A published critical review of a play or the like.

  6. 6

    Prior notification.

    I don't mind if you want to change the venue; just give me some notice first, OK?

  7. 7

    datedAttention; respectful treatment; civility.

verb

  1. 1

    archaicTo remark upon; to mention.

  2. 2

    To become aware of; to observe.

    Did you notice the flowers in her yard?

  3. 3

    obsoleteTo lavish attention upon; to treat (someone) favourably.

  4. 4

    To be noticeable; to show.

  5. 5

    To perceive Jewish influence or responsibility.

    Coordinate term: pattern noticer

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you abbreviate notice?

Wiktionary records one abbreviation of notice: not..

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Notice in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchremarquer (act of observing), notification (written or printed announcement), avis (formal notification or warning), préavis (notification of termination of employment), s'apercevoir (to become aware of)
Portuguesepercepção, perceção (act of observing), aviso (written or printed announcement), notificação (formal notification or warning), aviso prévio (notification of termination of employment), notar (''(now rare in English)'' to remark upon)
Spanishnotación (act of observing), cédula (written or printed announcement), aviso, avisamiento, membrete (formal notification or warning), advertir (''(now rare in English)'' to remark upon)
GermanBekanntmachung (written or printed announcement), Benachrichtigung, Mitteilung (formal notification or warning), Kündigungsfrist, Kündigung (notification of termination of employment), Bescheid (prior notification)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does notice come from?

Borrowed from Middle French notice, from the Latin nōtitia. Doublet of notitia.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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