# Nell vs nene

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Nell
*name · IPA /nɛl/ · frequency rank #24,251*
A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, or Helen

### nene
*noun · IPA /ˈneɪneɪ/ · frequency rank #33,341*
The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

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