# notify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ · frequency rank #10,734

## Definitions
1. To give (someone) notice (of some event).
2. To make (something) known.
3. To make note of (something).

## Etymology
From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

## Easily confused with
- **notion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notify-vs-notion)
- **noting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notify-vs-noting)
- **noisy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noisy-vs-notify)
- **notice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notice-vs-notify)
- **notary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notary-vs-notify)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nnotify`, `noitfy`, `notfiy`, `notiffy`, `notifyy`, `notiyf`, `nottify`, `ntoify`, `ontify`

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