Which to use
“NCIS” is a name and “noix” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,625
- “NCIS” frequency rank
- #6,719
- “noix” frequency rank
- 38344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NCIS | noix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Service des enquêtes criminelles de la marine des États-Unis. | Fruit charnu produit par le noyer (Juglans). C’est une drupe composée d’une écale non consommable, le brou (mésocarpe) et d’un noyau qui, une fois lignifié, en constitue la coque (endocarpe). |
Where the eye mixes NCIS and noix
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses NCIS with noix
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: NCIS is \ɛn.se.i.ɛs\ while noix is \nwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
NCIS is recorded at frequency rank #31,625, classified as aname, pronounced \ɛn.se.i.ɛs\. noix is at rank #6,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nwa\.
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 38344, this pair ranks #255,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of NCIS vs noix
Shared letters: in. Private to "NCIS": cs. Private to "noix": ox.
"NCIS" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "noix" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "NCIS" and "noix" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "NCIS" or "noix" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "NCIS" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NCIS" and "noix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "NCIS vs nis". 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 #255,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.