# nth vs nu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nth
*adjective · IPA /ɛnθ/ · frequency rank #32,102*
Occurring at position n in a sequence.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nu