Which to use
“notices” and “notions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,079
- “notices” frequency rank
- #7,090
- “notions” frequency rank
- 26169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notices | notions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de notice. | Pluriel de notion. |
Where the eye mixes notices and notions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. notices (CVCVCVC) and notions (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: notices vs notions
A purely visual mix-up. notices (\nɔ.tis\) and notions (\nɔ.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notices is recorded at frequency rank #19,079, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɔ.tis\. notions is at rank #7,090, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɔ.sjɔ̃\.
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 26169, this pair ranks #336,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of notices vs notions
Shared letters: inost. Private to "notices": ce. Private to "notions": -.
"notices" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "notions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "notices" and "notions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "notices" or "notions"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "notices" and "notions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "notices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notices" and "notions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "natives vs notices". 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 #336,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.