# nep

> English word · Noun · IPA /nɛp/ · frequency rank #45,538

## Definitions
1. Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.

## Etymology
From Middle English neppe, nepe, nepte, nept, from Old English nepte, nefte, from Latin nepeta. Compare Dutch neppe, nippe (“catnip”). Doublet of nepeta.

## Easily confused with
- **NJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nj)
- **ni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-ni)
- **Ng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-ng)
- **nm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nm)
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nz)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nt)
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-np)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nu)
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nl)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nr)
- **NN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nn)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-not)
- **new** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-new)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-now)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-non)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nor)
- **net** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-net)
- **NFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nfl)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nov)
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nep-vs-nyc)

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