# nerf

> English word · Verb · IPA /nɜːf/ · frequency rank #33,342

## Definitions
1. To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.

## Etymology
Circa 1950s?

## Easily confused with
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nr)
- **new** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-new)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nor)
- **net** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-net)
- **NPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-npr)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nra)
- **NES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nes)
- **NRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nrc)
- **NSF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nsf)
- **Nur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nur)
- **NRG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nrg)
- **ney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-ney)
- **NEX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nex)
- **neu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-neu)
- **next** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-next)
- **news** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-news)
- **nest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nest)
- **norm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-norm)
- **nets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nets)
- **Nora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerf-vs-nora)

## Common misspellings (6)
`enrf`, `nefr`, `nerff`, `nerrf`, `nnerf`, `nref`

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