Which to use
“notez” is a verb and “noyé” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,626
- “notez” frequency rank
- #15,949
- “noyé” frequency rank
- 28575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notez | noyé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de noter. | Personne qui se noie ou qui a péri par noyade. |
Where the eye mixes notez and noyé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between notez and noyé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: notez is \nɔ.te\ while noyé is \nwa.je\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notez is recorded at frequency rank #12,626, classified as averb, pronounced \nɔ.te\. noyé is at rank #15,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nwa.je\.
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 28575, this pair ranks #321,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of notez vs noyé
Shared letters: no. Private to "notez": etz. Private to "noyé": yé.
"notez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "noyé" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- notez ← nnotez · noetz · notezz · nottez · notze · ntoez · ontez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "notez" and "noyé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "notez" vs "noyé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "notez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noyé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notez" and "noyé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noués vs noyé". 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 #321,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.