NDAvsNDTConfusable pair

Which to use

“NDA” and “NDT” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,944
“NDA” frequency rank
#44,066
“NDT” frequency rank
82010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature NDA NDT
Definition Accord de non-divulgation, de confidentialité. Note ajoutée dans un texte traduit par le traducteur. Note d’usage : Écrit au début ou à la fin d’une note ajoutée.

Where the eye mixes NDA and NDT

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. NDA (CCV) and NDT (CCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
NDA
3 ch
NDT

Visual trap between NDA and NDT

A purely visual mix-up. NDA (\ɛn.di:.eɪ\) and NDT (\ɛn.de.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “NDA” becomes t in “NDT”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

NDA is recorded at frequency rank #37,944, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛn.di:.eɪ\. NDT is at rank #44,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛn.de.te\.

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 82010, this pair ranks #17,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of NDA vs NDT

Shared letters: dn. Private to "NDA": a. Private to "NDT": t.

"NDA" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "NDT" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "NDA" and "NDT" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɛn.di:.eɪ\ versus \ɛn.de.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "NDA" or "NDT"?
"NDA" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,944 in our French list, against #44,066 for "NDT". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "NDA" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "NDT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "NDA" and "NDT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "NDT vs nop". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #17,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list