# nerven vs never

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### nerven
*verb · IPA [ˈnɛʁfn̩] · frequency rank #2,606*
jemanden anhaltend belästigen, jemandem auf die Nerven gehen

### never
*adverb · IPA [ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #9,425*
nie, niemals

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/nerven-vs-never