# neu vs non

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### non
*adverb · IPA […] · frequency rank #5,204*
nicht

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