# gnaw, naw, nor, Nord

> English homophone group · 4 words that sound the same · /nɔː/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### gnaw
*/nɔː/*
To bite something persistently, especially something tough.

### naw
*/nɔː/*
No.

### nor
*/nɔː/*
And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).

### Nord
*/nɔː/*
A department of Hauts-de-France, France.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/gnaw