# nu vs nude

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nude
*adjective · IPA /n(j)uːd/ · frequency rank #7,161*
Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.

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