Which to use
“noix” and “noz” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,719
- “noix” frequency rank
- #38,450
- “noz” frequency rank
- 45169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noix | noz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruit charnu produit par le noyer (Juglans). C’est une drupe composée d’une écale non consommable, le brou (mésocarpe) et d’un noyau qui, une fois lignifié, en constitue la coque (endocarpe). | Nuit. |
Where the eye mixes noix and noz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. noix runs 4 letters (CVVC) against noz's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses noix with noz
A purely visual mix-up. noix (\nwa\) and noz (\ˈnoːs\) 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 45169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noix is recorded at frequency rank #6,719, classified as anoun, pronounced \nwa\. noz is at rank #38,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈnoːs\.
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 45169, this pair ranks #204,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of noix vs noz
Shared letters: no. Private to "noix": ix. Private to "noz": z.
"noix" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "noz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- noix ← niox · nnoix · noixx · noxi · onix
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "noix" and "noz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "noix" vs "noz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "noix" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noix" and "noz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nop vs noz". 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 #204,850 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.