# Nico vs Nina

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Nico
*name · IPA /ˈniːkəʊ/ · frequency rank #14,797*
A male given name, nickname for Nicholas.

### Nina
*name · IPA /ˈniːnə/ · frequency rank #8,963*
A female given name in continuous use since the 19th century.

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