# ng vs nov

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nov
*adjective · IPA [ˈnɔv] · frequency rank #11,490*
noch nicht lange existierend oder vorhanden; neu

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