# Nats vs nau

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Nats
*name · frequency rank #27,940*
A diminutive of the female given name Natalie.

### nau
*noun · IPA /naʊ/ · frequency rank #42,787*
Synonym of carrack.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nats-vs-nau