# novel vs novella

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### novel
*adjective · IPA /ˈnɒvəl/ · frequency rank #2,360*
Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.

### novella
*noun · IPA /nəˈvɛlə/ · frequency rank #26,188*
A short novel or long short story.

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