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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "NDLR" and "Null" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "NDLR" vs "Null" - which ranks higher?
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.