# nut vs Nyx

> 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.

### Nyx
*name · IPA /nɪks/ · frequency rank #39,936*
The primordial goddess of night.

## Source
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