# nanny vs nary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nanny
*noun · IPA /ˈnæni/ · frequency rank #13,200*
A child's nurse.

### nary
*adverb · IPA /ˈnɛə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #47,787*
Not, never.

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