# nel vs novel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### nel
*preposition · IPA [nel] · frequency rank #32,183*
Verschmelzung der Präposition in mit dem bestimmten Artikel il

### novel
*noun · IPA [nɒvl] · frequency rank #32,189*
Roman

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