noticevsnotíciaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: notice is a verb, notícia is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“notice” is a verb and “notícia” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,830
“notice” frequency rank
#1,288
“notícia” frequency rank
40118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature notice notícia
Definition notar informação de algum acontecimento, nova

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set notice and notícia apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
notice
7 ch
notícia

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: notice is /ˈnəʊtɪs/, /ˈnoʊtɪs/ while notícia is /nu.ˈti.sjɐ/. 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 40118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

notice is recorded at frequency rank #38,830, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈnəʊtɪs/, /ˈnoʊtɪs/. notícia is at rank #1,288, tagged as anoun, pronounced /nu.ˈti.sjɐ/.

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 40118, this pair ranks #26,043 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of notice vs notícia

Shared letters: cinot. Private to "notice": e. Private to "notícia": .

"notice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "notícia" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • noticennotice · noitce · notcie · noticce · notiec · nottice · ntoice · ontice

Frequency comparison

notice#38,830
notícia#1,288

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "notice" and "notícia" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "notice" is a verb and "notícia" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "notice" or "notícia"?
"notícia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,288 in our Portuguese list, against #38,830 for "notice". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering notice vs notícia

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “notice”; for a noun, it's “notícia”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “notice” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list