# nearby vs nears

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nearby
*adjective · IPA /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ · frequency rank #2,745*
Adjacent, near, close by.

### nears
*verb · IPA /nɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #33,757*
third-person singular simple present indicative of near

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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