# next vs nox

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nox
*noun · frequency rank #34,207*
The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.

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