# nog vs nori

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### nori
*noun · frequency rank #47,229*
A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).

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