# Nugent vs nugget

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Nugent
*name · IPA /njuːd͡ʒɛnt/ · frequency rank #28,310*
A surname from Norman.

### nugget
*noun · IPA /ˈnʌɡət/ · frequency rank #23,617*
A small, compact chunk or clump.

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