# nr vs nu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nu
*noun · IPA /njuː/ · frequency rank #13,967*
The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

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