# nut vs NYC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nut
*noun · IPA /nʌt/ · frequency rank #6,715*
Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.

### NYC
*name · frequency rank #6,599*
Initialism of New York City: a city in New York, United States.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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