# neck vs nero

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### neck
*verb · IPA [nɛk] · frequency rank #45,472*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs necken

### nero
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #18,344*
schwarz, Schwarz-

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