Which to use
“noires” and “notées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,167
- “noires” frequency rank
- #30,719
- “notées” frequency rank
- 34886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noires | notées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de noir. | Féminin pluriel de noté. |
Where the eye mixes noires and notées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. noires (CVVCVC) and notées (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses noires with notées
A purely visual mix-up. noires (\nwaʁ\) and notées (\nɔ.te\) 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 34886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noires is recorded at frequency rank #4,167, classified as anadj, pronounced \nwaʁ\. notées is at rank #30,719, tagged as anadj, 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 34886, this pair ranks #280,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of noires vs notées
Shared letters: enos. Private to "noires": ir. Private to "notées": té.
"noires" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "notées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- noires ← niores · nnoires · noiers · noiress · noirres · noirse · nories · onires
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "noires" and "notées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "noires" vs "notées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "noires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noires" and "notées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notées 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 #280,673 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.