# nel vs novel

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### nel
*adverb · IPA [ˈnel] · frequency rank #21,082*
No.

### novel
*adjective · IPA [noˈβ̞el] · frequency rank #32,773*
Dicho de una persona, que se inicia en un arte u oficio.

## Source
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