n
/ɛn/letter, number, noun, adjective, conjunction
n is spelled N: one letter and one syllable. It appears 141 times per million words in written English, the 737th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a letter, n means “The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in n?
| Letters | 1: N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 141 times per million words; the 737th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is n?
N appears 141 times per million words in written English, the 737th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce n?
- /ɛn/
- /n/
N has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: Pronunciation_of_N.ogg, En-uk-n.ogg, En-us-'n'.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of n
- ns plural
- n's plural
- 'ns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does n mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
letter
- 1
The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
number
- 1
The fourteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of north.
- 2
Abbreviation of noun.
- 3
normal
- 4
Neutral
- 5
No
letter
- 1
The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
number
- 1
The fourteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of navy.
- 2
Abbreviation of north (see also n).
- 3
Abbreviation of noun.
- 4
Abbreviation of knight.
- 5
Abbreviation of neutral (“gear selection”).
- 6
Abbreviation of national route.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of No..
noun
- 1
plural of Nº
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of neuter (gender).
conjunction
- 1
Contraction of and, chiefly used in set phrases.
rock n roll
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
N in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.