# nov vs NPC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nov
*noun · frequency rank #3,831*
A novice.

### NPC
*noun · frequency rank #24,534*
Initialism of non-player character.

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