# non vs now

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### non
*adverb · IPA /nɑn/ · frequency rank #515*
Obsolete form of none.

### now
*adjective · IPA /naʊ/ · frequency rank #72*
Present; current.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-now