# NATO vs NCO

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### NATO
*name · IPA /ˈneɪ.təʊ/ · frequency rank #7,033*
Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization

### NCO
*noun · frequency rank #44,957*
Initialism of numerically controlled oscillator.

## Source
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