n't
/(ə)nt/contraction
n't is spelled N-T: 2 letters. It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a contraction, n't means “not” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in n't?
| Letters | 2: N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is n't?
N't appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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't?
- /(ə)nt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does n't mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
contraction
- 1
colloquialdatednot
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does n't come from?
Contraction of not.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).