# neu vs new

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### neu
*adjective · IPA [nɔɪ̯] · frequency rank #385*
vor kurzer Zeit gemacht oder geschehen

### new
*adjective · IPA [njuː] · frequency rank #688*
neu

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