# NES vs next

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### NES
*noun · IPA /ɛn iː ɛs/ · frequency rank #19,917*
Initialism of night eating syndrome.

### next
*adjective · IPA /nɛkst/ · frequency rank #190*
Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.

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