# naught vs nougat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nougat
*noun · IPA /ˈnuːɡɑː/ · frequency rank #48,928*
A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in western Europe) almonds or (in eastern Europe) hazelnuts or (in US) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.

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