# nis vs NPL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nis
*noun · frequency rank #33,760*
A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.

### NPL
*name · frequency rank #49,528*
Initialism of National Physical Laboratory.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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