Which to use
“notan” and “noten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,499
- “notan” frequency rank
- #31,901
- “noten” frequency rank
- 49400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notan | noten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de notar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de notar. |
Where the eye mixes notan and noten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses notan with noten
A purely visual mix-up. notan ([ˈnot̪ãn]) and noten ([ˈnot̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “notan” becomes e in “noten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notan is recorded at frequency rank #17,499, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnot̪ãn]. noten is at rank #31,901, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnot̪ẽn].
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 49400, this pair ranks #109,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of notan vs noten
Shared letters: not. Private to "notan": a. Private to "noten": e.
"notan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "noten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "notan" and "noten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "notan" or "noten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "notan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notan" and "noten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nome vs noten". 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 #109,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.