noivsnoteWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#45,471
“noi” frequency rank
#8,150
“note” frequency rank
53621
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature noi note
Definition Nosotros Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de notar.

Where the eye mixes noi and note

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
noi
4 ch
note

Look-alike desk: noi vs note

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: noi is /ˈnoj/ while note is [ˈnot̪e]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53621, 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/. note is at rank #8,150, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnot̪e].

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 53621, this pair ranks #86,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of noi vs note

Shared letters: no. Private to "noi": i. Private to "note": et.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • notennote · noet · notte · ntoe · onte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "noi" and "note" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "noi" is a pronoun and "note" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "noi" vs "note" - which ranks higher?
"note" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,150 in our Spanish list, against #45,471 for "noi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "noi" and "note" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "noi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "note" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #86,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "noi" and "note" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noi vs nox". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #86,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list