# nob vs Nobel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Nobel
*name · IPA /nəʊˈbɛl/ · frequency rank #9,073*
A surname from Swedish, especially referring to Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and philanthropist.

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