Which to use
“nota” is a noun and “notan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #712
- “nota” frequency rank
- #17,499
- “notan” frequency rank
- 18211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nota | notan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Señalización para facilitar el reconocimiento de algo o para darlo a conocer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de notar. |
Where the eye mixes nota and notan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nota vs notan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nota is [ˈnot̪a] while notan is [ˈnot̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “nota” sits inside “notan”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nota is recorded at frequency rank #712, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnot̪a]. notan is at rank #17,499, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnot̪ãn].
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 18211, this pair ranks #268,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nota vs notan
Shared letters: anot. Private to "nota": -. Private to "notan": -.
"nota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "notan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nota" and "notan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "nota" or "notan" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nota" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nota" and "notan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nadan vs notan". 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 #268,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.