# now vs nr

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nr
*preposition · frequency rank #16,545*
Abbreviation of near.

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