# nary vs nears

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nears
*verb · IPA /nɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #33,757*
third-person singular simple present indicative of near

## Source
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