# now vs nut

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### now
*adverb · IPA [naʊ] · frequency rank #6,570*
in diesem Moment; jetzt; gerade

### nut
*verb · IPA [nuːt] · frequency rank #36,531*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nuten

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