# nep vs nu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nep
*noun · IPA /nɛp/ · frequency rank #45,538*
Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.

### nu
*noun · IPA /njuː/ · frequency rank #13,967*
The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

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