# naught vs naughty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### naught
*pronoun · IPA /nɔːt/ · frequency rank #30,510*
Nothing.

### naughty
*adjective · IPA /ˈnɔːti/ · frequency rank #9,214*
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).

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