Which to use
“NDT” is a noun and “neu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,066
- “NDT” frequency rank
- #40,394
- “neu” frequency rank
- 84460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NDT | neu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Note ajoutée dans un texte traduit par le traducteur. Note d’usage : Écrit au début ou à la fin d’une note ajoutée. | Nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes NDT and neu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. NDT (CCC) and neu (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between NDT and neu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: NDT is \ɛn.de.te\ while neu is \nɔɪ̯\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
NDT is recorded at frequency rank #44,066, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛn.de.te\. neu is at rank #40,394, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nɔɪ̯\.
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 84460, this pair ranks #12,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of NDT vs neu
Shared letters: n. Private to "NDT": dt. Private to "neu": eu.
"NDT" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "neu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "NDT" and "neu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "NDT" or "neu" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "NDT" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NDT" and "neu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "NDT vs nop". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,970 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.