Which to use
“notices” and “nôtres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,079
- “notices” frequency rank
- #9,709
- “nôtres” frequency rank
- 28788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notices | nôtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de notice. | Folies, bons tours, bons divertissements. |
Where the eye mixes notices and nôtres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. notices runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against nôtres's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between notices and nôtres
A purely visual mix-up. notices (\nɔ.tis\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28788, 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\. 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 28788, this pair ranks #320,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of notices vs nôtres
Shared letters: enst. Private to "notices": cio. Private to "nôtres": rô.
"notices" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "nôtres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- notices ← nnotices · noitces · notcies · noticces · noticess · noticse · notiecs · nottices
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "notices" for "nôtres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "notices" vs "nôtres" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "notices" and "nôtres" 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 "nôtres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notices" 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 #320,714 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.