# near vs net

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### near
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #33,730*
nahe

### net
*particle · IPA [neːt] · frequency rank #3,836*
nicht

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/near-vs-net