# ne vs nep

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ne
*adverb · IPA /nə/ · frequency rank #6,598*
Not.

### nep
*noun · IPA /nɛp/ · frequency rank #45,538*
Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ne-vs-nep