Which to use
“noise” and “notice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,448
- “noise” frequency rank
- #6,002
- “notice” frequency rank
- 43450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noise | notice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Querelle, dispute sur un sujet de peu d’importance. | Exposé sommaire, recueil d’indications, instruction succincte. |
Where the eye mixes noise and notice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. noise runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against notice's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses noise with notice
A purely visual mix-up. noise (\nwaz\) and notice (\nɔ.tis\) 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 43450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noise is recorded at frequency rank #37,448, classified as anoun, pronounced \nwaz\. 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 43450, this pair ranks #217,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of noise vs notice
Shared letters: eino. Private to "noise": s. Private to "notice": ct.
"noise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "notice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "noise" and "notice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "noise" or "notice"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "noise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noise" and "notice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nis vs noise". 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 #217,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.