Which to use
“none” is a noun and “notez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,067
- “none” frequency rank
- #12,626
- “notez” frequency rank
- 48693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | none | notez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quatrième partie du jour, qui commençait à la fin de la neuvième heure, ou, selon notre manière de compter, vers trois heures de l’après-midi. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de noter. |
Where the eye mixes none and notez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses none with notez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: none is \nɔn\ while notez is \nɔ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
none is recorded at frequency rank #36,067, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔn\. notez is at rank #12,626, tagged as averb, 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 48693, this pair ranks #176,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of none vs notez
Shared letters: eno. Private to "none": -. Private to "notez": tz.
"none" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "notez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "none" for "notez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "none" or "notez" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "none" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "none" and "notez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "none 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 #176,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.