# never vs nivea

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nivea
*adjective · IPA [niˈvea] · frequency rank #37,112*
die Farbe von Schnee habend, rein weiß

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