Which to use
“nous” is a pronoun and “noz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #50
- “nous” frequency rank
- #38,450
- “noz” frequency rank
- 38500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nous | noz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronom de la première personne du pluriel, incluant le locuteur ainsi que d’autres personnes au nom de qui il parle, utilisable en sujet, en complément d’objet, ou en tant que pronom tonique pour marquer l’insistance sur la personne. | Nuit. |
Where the eye mixes nous and noz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nous vs noz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nous is \nu\ while noz is \ˈnoːs\. 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 (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nous is recorded at frequency rank #50, classified as apron, pronounced \nu\. noz is at rank #38,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈnoːs\.
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 38500, this pair ranks #254,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nous vs noz
Shared letters: no. Private to "nous": su. Private to "noz": z.
"nous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "noz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nous ← nnous · nosu · nouss · nuos · onus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nous" and "noz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "nous" or "noz" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nous" and "noz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nop vs noz". 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 #254,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.