# Naples vs naps

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Naples
*name · IPA /ˈneɪ.pəlz/ · frequency rank #12,465*
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.

### naps
*noun · frequency rank #26,182*
kinky or curly hair

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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