# nary vs nearly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nearly
*adverb · IPA /ˈnɪəlɪ/ · frequency rank #1,091*
In close approximation; almost, virtually.

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