Which to use
“NDLR” and “NR” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,693
- “NDLR” frequency rank
- #24,692
- “NR” frequency rank
- 40385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NDLR | NR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Note ajoutée dans une citation par la rédaction d’un article de presse. Note d’usage : Écrit au début ou à la fin d’une note ajoutée. | Abréviation de nationalisme révolutionnaire, de national-révolutionnaire. |
Where the eye mixes NDLR and NR
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between NDLR and NR
A purely visual mix-up. NDLR (\ɛn.de.ɛ.l‿ɛʁ\) and NR (\ɛ.n‿ɛʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
NDLR is recorded at frequency rank #15,693, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛn.de.ɛ.l‿ɛʁ\. NR is at rank #24,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ.n‿ɛʁ\.
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 40385, this pair ranks #240,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of NDLR vs NR
Shared letters: nr. Private to "NDLR": dl. Private to "NR": -.
"NDLR" · 4 letters · shape CCCC · "NR" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- NDLR ← dnlr · nddlr · ndllr · ndlrr · ndrl · nldr · nndlr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "NDLR" for "NR" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "NDLR" or "NR" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "NDLR" and "NR" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "NDLR" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "NR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NDLR" and "NR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nop vs NR". 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 #240,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.