# notice

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnəʊ.tɪs/ · frequency rank #1,347

## Definitions
1. The act of observing; perception.
2. A written or printed announcement.
3. A formal notification or warning.
4. Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
5. A published critical review of a play or the like.
6. Prior notification.
7. Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

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

## Easily confused with
- **notion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notice-vs-notion)
- **noting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notice-vs-noting)
- **notify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notice-vs-notify)
- **novice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notice-vs-novice)
- **noticed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notice-vs-noticed)
- **nice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-notice)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/note-vs-notice)
- **noise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noise-vs-notice)
- **notch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notch-vs-notice)
- **native** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/native-vs-notice)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nnotice`, `noitce`, `notcie`, `noticce`, `notiec`, `nottice`, `ntoice`, `ontice`

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