Which to use
“Note” and “nôtres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #925
- “Note” frequency rank
- #9,709
- “nôtres” frequency rank
- 10634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Note | nôtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Note (écrite). | Folies, bons tours, bons divertissements. |
Where the eye mixes Note and nôtres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Note with nôtres
A purely visual mix-up. Note (\ˈnoː.tə\) and nôtres (\notʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Note is recorded at frequency rank #925, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈnoː.tə\. nôtres is at rank #9,709, tagged as anoun, pronounced \notʁ\.
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 10634, this pair ranks #412,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Note vs nôtres
Shared letters: ent. Private to "Note": o. Private to "nôtres": rsô.
"Note" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nôtres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Note ← nnote · noet · notte · ntoe · onte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Note" and "nôtres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Note" or "nôtres"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Note" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nôtres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Note" and "nôtres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nôtres 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 #412,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.