# Ng vs nm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ng
*name · IPA /əŋ/ · frequency rank #8,322*
A surname from Chinese.

### nm
*intj · frequency rank #9,372*
Initialism of never mind.

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