# neben vs neon

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### neben
*preposition · IPA [ˈneːbn̩] · frequency rank #314*
räumlich angrenzend, in unmittelbarer Nähe

### neon
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #27,432*
Neon

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