noivsnotaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: noi is a pronoun, nota is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“noi” is a pronoun and “nota” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,471
“noi” frequency rank
#712
“nota” frequency rank
46183
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature noi nota
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Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set noi and nota apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
noi
4 ch
nota

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: noi is /ˈnoj/ while nota is [ˈnot̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

noi is recorded at frequency rank #45,471, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈnoj/. nota is at rank #712, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnot̪a].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 46183, this pair ranks #127,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of noi vs nota

Shared letters: no. Private to "noi": i. Private to "nota": at.

"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "nota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • notannota · noat · notta · ntoa · onta

Frequency comparison

noi#45,471
nota#712

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "noi" and "nota" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "noi" is a pronoun and "nota" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "noi" or "nota"?
"nota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #712 in our Spanish list, against #45,471 for "noi". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering noi vs nota

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “noi”; for a noun, it's “nota”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “noi” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list