# na

> English word · Adverb · IPA /nɑː/ · frequency rank #3,512

## Definitions
1. Not.
2. No.

## Etymology
From Middle English na, from Old English nā, from Old English ne (“not”) + ā (“ever”). More at no.

## Easily confused with
- **NC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nc)
- **ne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-ne)
- **NJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nj)
- **ni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-ni)
- **Ng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-ng)
- **nm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nm)
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nz)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nt)
- **nd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nd)
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-np)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nu)
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nl)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nr)
- **NB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nb)
- **NN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nn)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-not)
- **new** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-new)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-now)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-non)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nor)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/na