# nan vs non

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nan
*noun · IPA /næn/ · frequency rank #15,226*
Synonym of maid: a servant girl.

### non
*adverb · IPA /nɑn/ · frequency rank #515*
Obsolete form of none.

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