# GiB vs gnu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### GiB
*abbrev · frequency rank #2,828*
Abkürzung für Gibibyte, 1 GiB = 2³⁰ Byte

### gnu
*noun · IPA [nuː] · frequency rank #28,229*
Gnu (Connochaetes)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gib-vs-gnu