# nee vs niece

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nee
*adjective · IPA /neɪ/ · frequency rank #22,160*
Alternative spelling of née.

### niece
*noun · IPA /niːs/ · frequency rank #9,371*
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

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