# neg vs now

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### neg
*noun · IPA /nɛɡ/ · frequency rank #36,260*
Clipping of negative.

### now
*adjective · IPA /naʊ/ · frequency rank #72*
Present; current.

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