# NAS vs nasi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### NAS
*name · frequency rank #14,372*
Initialism of National Academy of Sciences (US).

### nasi
*noun · IPA /ˈnɑː.si/ · frequency rank #47,788*
Cooked rice.

## Source
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