NDLRvsNullConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,693
“NDLR” frequency rank
#45,201
“Null” frequency rank
60894
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature NDLR Null
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. Zéro.

Where the eye mixes NDLR and Null

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
NDLR
4 ch
Null

Look-alike desk: NDLR vs Null

A purely visual mix-up. NDLR (\ɛn.de.ɛ.l‿ɛʁ\) and Null (\nʊl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60894, 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\. Null is at rank #45,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nʊl\.

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 60894, this pair ranks #95,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of NDLR vs Null

Shared letters: ln. Private to "NDLR": dr. Private to "Null": u.

"NDLR" · 4 letters · shape CCCC  ·  "Null" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • NDLRdnlr · nddlr · ndllr · ndlrr · ndrl · nldr · nndlr
  • Nullnlul · nnull · unll

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "NDLR" and "Null" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛn.de.ɛ.l‿ɛʁ\ versus \nʊl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "NDLR" vs "Null" - which ranks higher?
"NDLR" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,693 in our French list, against #45,201 for "Null". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "NDLR" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Null" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "NDLR" and "Null" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nola vs Null". 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 #95,224 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