Which to use
“notées” is an adjective and “notez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,719
- “notées” frequency rank
- #12,626
- “notez” frequency rank
- 43345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notées | notez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de noté. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de noter. |
Same sound, different letters: notées vs notez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: notées vs notez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: notées and notez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \nɔ.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notées is recorded at frequency rank #30,719, classified as anadj, pronounced \nɔ.te\. 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 43345, this pair ranks #218,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of notées vs notez
Shared letters: enot. Private to "notées": sé. Private to "notez": z.
"notées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "notez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- notez ← nnotez · noetz · notezz · nottez · notze · ntoez · ontez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "notées" and "notez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "notées" or "notez"?
After this comparison
"notées" and "notez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "notées" 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 #218,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notées" and "notez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notées 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 #218,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.