# narc vs nr

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### narc
*noun · IPA /ˈnɑːk/ · frequency rank #46,645*
A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.

### nr
*preposition · frequency rank #16,545*
Abbreviation of near.

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