# nau vs nous

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nous
*noun · IPA /naʊs/ · frequency rank #29,396*
The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional.

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