# now vs NPC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

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