# nori vs north

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### north
*noun · IPA /nɔːθ/ · frequency rank #458*
The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.

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