# now vs num

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### now
*adverb · IPA /naʊ/ · frequency rank #9,163*
Ahora, en el momento presente.

### num
*particle · IPA [nũː] · frequency rank #27,707*
Acaso, no es el caso que, no... acaso.

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