Which to use
“noi” and “noix” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,572
- “noi” frequency rank
- #6,719
- “noix” frequency rank
- 50291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noi | noix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Garçon, jeune homme. | Fruit charnu produit par le noyer (Juglans). C’est une drupe composée d’une écale non consommable, le brou (mésocarpe) et d’un noyau qui, une fois lignifié, en constitue la coque (endocarpe). |
Where the eye mixes noi and noix
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. noi runs 3 letters (CVV) against noix's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses noi with noix
A purely visual mix-up. noi (\ˈnɔj\) and noix (\nwa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “noi” sits inside “noix”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noi is recorded at frequency rank #43,572, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈnɔj\. noix is at rank #6,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nwa\.
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 50291, this pair ranks #163,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of noi vs noix
Shared letters: ino. Private to "noi": -. Private to "noix": x.
"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "noix" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- noix ← niox · nnoix · noixx · noxi · onix
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "noi" for "noix" ever safe?
Which is more common, "noi" or "noix"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "noi" and "noix" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "noi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noi" and "noix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noi 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 #163,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.