# Noida vs nova

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Noida
*name · IPA /ˈnɔɪdə/ · frequency rank #42,296*
A city in Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

### nova
*noun · IPA /ˈnəʊ.və/ · frequency rank #8,069*
Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.

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