# now vs ny

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### now
*adverb · IPA \ˈnaʊ\ · frequency rank #8,278*
Maintenant.

### ny
*pronoun · IPA \ˈ\ · frequency rank #10,201*
Nous.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/now-vs-ny