# nai vs nec

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### nai
*noun · IPA [ˈna̠j] · frequency rank #43,733*
Madre.

### nec
*adverb · IPA /ˈnek/ · frequency rank #33,734*
No (arcaico).

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