noch

\nɔx\

/\nɔx\/ adv

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The verdict

“noch” is an uncommon French word, ranked #67,734 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.

#67,734
frequency rank, French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Encore, adverbe qui sert à marquer que l’action ou l’état dont il s’agit se continue et dont la fin n'est pas définie.

Key facts for noch
PropertyValue
Headwordnoch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\nɔx\
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,734
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “noch” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). noch lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for noch is 4 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nɔx\. Corpus data places it at rank #67,734 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for noch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is noch, spelled N-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Encore, adverbe qui sert à marquer que l’action ou l’état dont il s’agit se continue et dont la fin n'est pas définie.
  2. 2
    Adverbe qui indique qu'un événement, une condition se produira dans un certain délai.
  3. 3
    Adverbe qui indique qu'un événement, une condition se produira avant un moment donné.
  4. 4
    Adverbe qui indique qu'un événement, une condition se produira avant un point final donné.
  5. 5
    Adverbe qui indique qu'un événement, une condition s’est produit pour la dernière fois à la date indiquée et pas auparavant.
  6. 6
    Adverbe qui indique un ajout à quelque chose existante.
  7. 7
    Encore, renforce un comparatif.
  8. 8
    Adverbe qui indique un reste.
  9. 9
    Adverbe qui indique la limite de l’affirmation positive.
  10. 10
    Même.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noch"?
"noch" is spelled N-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔx\.
What does "noch" mean?
As an adverb, "noch" means: Encore, adverbe qui sert à marquer que l’action ou l’état dont il s’agit se continue et dont la fin n'est pas définie.
How do you pronounce "noch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "noch" is \nɔx\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "noch" come from?
"noch" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “noch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-O-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nɔx\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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