# Ng vs nob

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nob
*noun · IPA /nɒb/ · frequency rank #44,373*
The head.

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