# nil vs nya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nil
*noun · IPA /nɪl/ · frequency rank #18,905*
Nothing; zero.

### nya
*intj · IPA /ˈnjɑː/ · frequency rank #48,387*
The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.

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