# nep vs nya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nya
*intj · IPA /ˈnjɑː/ · frequency rank #48,387*
The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.

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