# Niko vs NIST

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Niko
*name · frequency rank #28,307*
A diminutive of the male given names Nikola, Nikolas, or Nikolaos, from Greek.

### NIST
*name · frequency rank #37,115*
Acronym of National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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