# nec vs new

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### new
*adjective · IPA /njuː/ · frequency rank #1,907*
Nuevo, nueva.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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