Which to use
“NDLR” is a noun and “nul” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,693
- “NDLR” frequency rank
- #1,417
- “nul” frequency rank
- 17110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NDLR | nul |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Égal à zéro, en parlant d’un nombre, d’une grandeur ou d’une valeur. |
Where the eye mixes NDLR and nul
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between NDLR and nul
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: NDLR is \ɛn.de.ɛ.l‿ɛʁ\ while nul is \nyl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17110, 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\. nul is at rank #1,417, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nyl\.
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 17110, this pair ranks #384,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of NDLR vs nul
Shared letters: ln. Private to "NDLR": dr. Private to "nul": u.
"NDLR" · 4 letters · shape CCCC · "nul" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- NDLR ← dnlr · nddlr · ndllr · ndlrr · ndrl · nldr · nndlr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "NDLR" and "nul" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "NDLR" or "nul" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "NDLR" and "nul" 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 "nul" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NDLR" and "nul" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "NDLR vs nola". 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 #384,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.