# nov vs nun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nun
*noun · IPA /nʌn/ · frequency rank #12,289*
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

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