nota bene
\nɔ.ta be.ne\
The verdict
“nota bene” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Remarquez bien, notez bien.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nota bene |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \nɔ.ta be.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nota bene” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nota bene is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \nɔ.ta be.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Remarquez bien, notez bien.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nota bene, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nota bene, spelled N-O-T-A- -B-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1Remarquez bien, notez bien.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nota bene”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-O-T-A- -B-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \nɔ.ta be.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.