Which to use
“noi” is a pronoun and “nous” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,471
- “noi” frequency rank
- #38,848
- “nous” frequency rank
- 84319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noi | nous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nosotros | Forma del masculino plural de nou. |
Where the eye mixes noi and nous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. noi runs 3 letters (CVV) against nous's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: noi vs nous
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: noi is /ˈnoj/ while nous is [ˈnows]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84319, 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/. nous is at rank #38,848, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnows].
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 84319, this pair ranks #7,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of noi vs nous
Shared letters: no. Private to "noi": i. Private to "nous": su.
"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "nous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nous ← nnous · nosu · nouss · onus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "noi" and "nous" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "noi" or "nous"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "noi" and "nous" 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 "nous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noi" and "nous" 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 #7,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.