Which to use
“non” is an adverb and “ny” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #82
- “non” frequency rank
- #10,201
- “ny” frequency rank
- 10283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | non | ny |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réponse négative. Il marque le désaccord sur une question affirmative et l’accord sur une question négative. | Nous. |
Letter map: non vs ny
Shared letters muted; letters that set non and ny apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for non / ny
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: non is anadverb and nyapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
non is recorded at frequency rank #82, classified as anadv, pronounced \nɔ̃\. ny is at rank #10,201, tagged as apron, pronounced \ˈ\.
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 10283, this pair ranks #413,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of non vs ny
Shared letters: n. Private to "non": o. Private to "ny": y.
"non" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ny" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "non" and "ny" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "non" vs "ny" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "non" and "ny". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "non" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ny" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "non" and "ny" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nop vs ny". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #413,574 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.