Which to use
“non” is an adverb and “NPD” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #82
- “non” frequency rank
- #11,090
- “NPD” frequency rank
- 11172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | non | NPD |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réponse négative. Il marque le désaccord sur une question affirmative et l’accord sur une question négative. | Parti politique fédéral de centre-gauche. |
Letter map: non vs NPD
Shared letters muted; letters that set non and NPD apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - non and NPD
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: non is anadverb and NPDanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
non is recorded at frequency rank #82, classified as anadv, pronounced \nɔ̃\. NPD is at rank #11,090, tagged as anoun.
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 11172, this pair ranks #410,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of non vs NPD
Shared letters: n. Private to "non": o. Private to "NPD": dp.
"non" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "NPD" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "non" and "NPD" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "non" or "NPD"?
After this comparison
You've compared "non" and "NPD". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "non" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "NPD" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "non" and "NPD" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nop vs NPD". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #410,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.