# NC vs NRW

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### NC
*noun · IPA [ɛnˈtseː] · frequency rank #19,655*
Numerus clausus

### NRW
*abbrev · IPA [ɛnʔɛʁˈveː] · frequency rank #2,079*
Nordrhein-Westfalen, ein Bundesland der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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