# ng vs nic

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ng
*character · IPA [ŋ] · frequency rank #17,663*
zwanzigster Buchstabe des Shona-Alphabets (Minuskel)

### nic
*pronoun · IPA [ɲit͡s] · frequency rank #33,733*
nichts

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