Which to use
“NDT” and “nids” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,066
- “NDT” frequency rank
- #17,772
- “nids” frequency rank
- 61838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | NDT | nids |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Note ajoutée dans un texte traduit par le traducteur. Note d’usage : Écrit au début ou à la fin d’une note ajoutée. | Pluriel de nid. |
Where the eye mixes NDT and nids
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. NDT runs 3 letters (CCC) against nids's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between NDT and nids
A purely visual mix-up. NDT (\ɛn.de.te\) and nids (\ni\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61838, 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\. nids is at rank #17,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ni\.
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 61838, this pair ranks #90,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of NDT vs nids
Shared letters: dn. Private to "NDT": t. Private to "nids": is.
"NDT" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "nids" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nids ← inds · ndis · nidds · nidss · nisd · nnids
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "NDT" and "nids" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "NDT" vs "nids" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "NDT" and "nids" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "NDT" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nids" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "NDT" and "nids" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "NDT vs nop". 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 #90,157 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.