noter

\nɔ.te\

/\nɔ.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“noter” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,842. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,842
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marquer d’un trait dans un livre, dans un écrit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-noter · noter · French

noter · rank #2,842 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,842
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH municipal

Nearest frequency peer: municipal (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « noter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « noter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

noter vs noyé
40% similar
noter vs noue
60% similar
noter vs nour
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for noter
PropertyValue
Headwordnoter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nɔ.te\
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,842
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « noter »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).noterse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « municipal » (#2,841), « parlant » (#2,843), « multiples » (#2,840). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « noter » est au #2,842. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around noter (IPA \nɔ.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,842 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for noter, with forms such as "nnoter", "noetr", and "noterr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "noyé", "noue", "nour", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is noter, spelled N-O-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marquer d’un trait dans un livre, dans un écrit.
  2. 2
    Marquer sur un carnet, sur un registre, etc., une chose dont on veut se souvenir.
  3. 3
    Avertir quelqu’un de bien remarquer quelque chose et de s’en souvenir.
  4. 4
    Apprécier par un chiffre la valeur d’un devoir fait par un élève ou la conduite de cet élève.
  5. 5
    Juger, évaluer.
  6. 6
    Écrire de la musique avec les caractères destinés à cet usage.
  7. 7
    Donner un nom à un objet mathématique en vue de faciliter sa reconnaissance lors d’une démonstration.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how noter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’ai noté deux passages dans le premier volume.
  2. J’ai noté ces paroles aussitôt après les avoir entendues.

Synonyms

prendre des notes

This word in other languages

note(English)notar(Español)anmerken(Deutsch)notar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnoter
  • noetr
  • noterr
  • notter
  • ntoer
  • onter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of noter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nnoter1noetr2noterr1notter1ntoer2onter2
Edit distance from "noter"

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 "noter"?
"noter" is spelled N-O-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ.te\.
What does "noter" mean?
As a verb, "noter" means: Marquer d’un trait dans un livre, dans un écrit.
What words are commonly confused with "noter"?
"noter" is commonly confused with "noyé", "noue", "nour". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "noter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "noter" is \nɔ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "noter" come from?
"noter" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "noter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moral#2,839plait#2,845Simon#2,853juges#2,829

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

prof6 variantsshow6 variantsvague6 variantsessais6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list