Which to use
“nez” is a noun and “notez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,827
- “nez” frequency rank
- #12,626
- “notez” frequency rank
- 14453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nez | notez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie saillante du visage entre la bouche et le front couvrant l’organe communiquant avec les poumons permettant de sentir et de respirer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de noter. |
Where the eye mixes nez and notez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nez vs notez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nez is \ne\ while notez is \nɔ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nez is recorded at frequency rank #1,827, classified as anoun, pronounced \ne\. notez is at rank #12,626, tagged as averb, pronounced \nɔ.te\.
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 14453, this pair ranks #396,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nez vs notez
Shared letters: enz. Private to "nez": -. Private to "notez": ot.
"nez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "notez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- notez ← nnotez · noetz · notezz · nottez · notze · ntoez · ontez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nez" and "notez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nez" or "notez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nez" and "notez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nez" and "notez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notez vs noués". 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 #396,573 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.