noievsnoticeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: noie is a verb, notice is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“noie” is a verb and “notice” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,611
“noie” frequency rank
#6,002
“notice” frequency rank
25613
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature noie notice
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de noyer. Exposé sommaire, recueil d’indications, instruction succincte.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set noie and notice apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
noie
6 ch
notice

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: noie is \nwa\ while notice is \nɔ.tis\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

noie is recorded at frequency rank #19,611, classified as averb, pronounced \nwa\. notice is at rank #6,002, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɔ.tis\.

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 25613, this pair ranks #339,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of noie vs notice

Shared letters: eino. Private to "noie": -. Private to "notice": ct.

"noie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV  ·  "notice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • noienioe · nnoie · noei · onie
  • noticennotice · noitce · notcie · noticce · notiec · nottice · ntoice · ontice

Frequency comparison

noie#19,611
notice#6,002

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "noie" and "notice" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "noie" is a verb and "notice" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "noie" or "notice"?
"notice" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,002 in our French list, against #19,611 for "noie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering noie vs notice

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “noie”; for a noun, it's “notice”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “noie” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list