Which to use
“nos” is a determiner and “nox” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #147
- “nos” frequency rank
- #36,973
- “nox” frequency rank
- 37120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nos | nox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel. Qui sont à nous. Plusieurs possesseurs et plusieurs objets. | Nuit. |
Where the eye mixes nos and nox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses nos with nox
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nos is \no\ while nox is \noks\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “nos” becomes x in “nox”, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nos is recorded at frequency rank #147, classified as adet, pronounced \no\. nox is at rank #36,973, tagged as anoun, pronounced \noks\.
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 37120, this pair ranks #264,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nos vs nox
Shared letters: no. Private to "nos": s. Private to "nox": x.
"nos" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nos" and "nox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nos" vs "nox" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nos" and "nox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nop vs nox". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #264,754 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.