# ner vs nut

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ner
*intj · IPA /nɜː/ · frequency rank #44,368*
An interjection generally used when gloating about a perceived cause of humiliation or inferiority for the person being addressed, often when disagreeing with a statement considered incorrect or irrelevant.

### nut
*noun · IPA /nʌt/ · frequency rank #6,715*
Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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