# novice

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɒvɪs/ · frequency rank #16,982

## Definitions
1. A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
2. A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.

## Etymology
From Middle English novice, novys, from Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, itself borrowed from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, masculine novicius, feminine novicia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”).

## Easily confused with
- **nice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-novice)
- **novi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/novi-vs-novice)
- **noise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noise-vs-novice)
- **notice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notice-vs-novice)
- **noticed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noticed-vs-novice)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nnovice`, `noivce`, `novcie`, `novicce`, `noviec`, `novvice`, `nvoice`, `onvice`

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