noche

\ˈno.t͡ʃe\

/\ˈno.t͡ʃe\/ noun

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The verdict

“noche” is an uncommon French word, ranked #66,160 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#66,160
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nuit, moment pendant lequel il n’y a pas la lumière du jour.

Key facts for noche
PropertyValue
Headwordnoche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈno.t͡ʃe\
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “noche” 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). noche 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 noche is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈno.t͡ʃe\. Corpus data places it at rank #66,160 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for noche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is noche, spelled N-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nuit, moment pendant lequel il n’y a pas la lumière du jour.
  2. 2
    Soir, soirée.
  3. 3
    Obscurité, flou, en parlant d’une idée.

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 "noche"?
"noche" is spelled N-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈno.t͡ʃe\.
What does "noche" mean?
As a noun, "noche" means: Nuit, moment pendant lequel il n’y a pas la lumière du jour.
How do you pronounce "noche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "noche" is \ˈno.t͡ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "noche" come from?
"noche" 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 “noche”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈno.t͡ʃe\ (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