# noir vs nou

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### noir
*adjective · IPA [nwɑʁ] · frequency rank #34,236*
Negro.

### nou
*adjective · IPA [ˈnow] · frequency rank #19,508*
Nuevo

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