# Noel vs nog

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Noel
*name · IPA /nəʊˈɛl/ · frequency rank #12,467*
Christmas.

### nog
*noun · IPA /nɒɡ/ · frequency rank #46,089*
A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.

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