# near vs neun

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### neun
*num · IPA [nɔɪ̯n] · frequency rank #1,639*
die Kardinalzahl zwischen acht und zehn

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