# newt vs nit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### newt
*noun · IPA /ˈnjuːt/ · frequency rank #21,593*
A small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.

### nit
*noun · IPA /nɪt/ · frequency rank #25,859*
The egg of a louse.

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