# ne vs new

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### new
*adjective · IPA /njuː/ · frequency rank #65*
Recently made, or created.

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