Which to use
“noient” and “notant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,320
- “noient” frequency rank
- #26,813
- “notant” frequency rank
- 73133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noient | notant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de noyer. | Participe présent de noter. |
Where the eye mixes noient and notant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between noient and notant
A purely visual mix-up. noient (\nwa\) and notant (\nɔ.tɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noient is recorded at frequency rank #46,320, classified as averb, pronounced \nwa\. notant is at rank #26,813, tagged as averb, pronounced \nɔ.tɑ̃\.
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 73133, this pair ranks #41,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of noient vs notant
Shared letters: not. Private to "noient": ei. Private to "notant": a.
"noient" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "notant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "noient" for "notant" ever safe?
Which is more common, "noient" or "notant"?
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 "noient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noient" and "notant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niet vs noient". 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 #41,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.