Which to use
“NDA” and “NRA” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,944
- “NDA” frequency rank
- #46,918
- “NRA” frequency rank
- 84862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NDA | NRA |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accord de non-divulgation, de confidentialité. | Répartiteur téléphonique où le réseau filaire d’un abonné d’un opérateur en télécommunication va être connecté à l’infrastructure réseau. |
Where the eye mixes NDA and NRA
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. NDA and NRA follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between NDA and NRA
A purely visual mix-up. NDA (\ɛn.di:.eɪ\) and NRA (\ɛ.nɛ.ʁa\) 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 - d in “NDA” becomes r in “NRA”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84862, 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\. NRA is at rank #46,918, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ.nɛ.ʁa\.
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 84862, this pair ranks #12,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of NDA vs NRA
Shared letters: an. Private to "NDA": d. Private to "NRA": r.
"NDA" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "NRA" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "NDA" for "NRA" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "NDA" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "NRA" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NDA" and "NRA" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nop vs NRA". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,271 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.