# nana

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɑːnə/ · frequency rank #14,174

## Definitions
1. A banana.
2. A foolish person.

## Etymology
An apheretic form of banana.

## Easily confused with
- **NN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nn)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-non)
- **NBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nba)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nsa)
- **nap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nap)
- **Nat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nat)
- **nun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nun)
- **NAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nas)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nra)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nay)
- **nav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nav)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-naw)
- **nia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nia)
- **NDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nda)
- **NEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nea)
- **nao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nao)
- **nin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nin)
- **nga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nga)
- **Nar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nar)
- **NCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nana-vs-nca)

## Common misspellings (3)
`nanna`, `nnaa`, `nnana`

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