Which to use
“noi” and “nuit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,572
- “noi” frequency rank
- #356
- “nuit” frequency rank
- 43928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noi | nuit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Garçon, jeune homme. | Période qui s’écoule entre le coucher de soleil et le lever du soleil. |
Where the eye mixes noi and nuit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. noi runs 3 letters (CVV) against nuit's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: noi vs nuit
A purely visual mix-up. noi (\ˈnɔj\) and nuit (\nɥi\) 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 43928, 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\. nuit is at rank #356, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɥi\.
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 43928, this pair ranks #214,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of noi vs nuit
Shared letters: in. Private to "noi": o. Private to "nuit": tu.
"noi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "nuit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nuit ← niut · nnuit · nuitt · nuti · unit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "noi" for "nuit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "noi" or "nuit" 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 "noi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nuit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noi" and "nuit" 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 #214,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.