# nani

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈnæni/ · frequency rank #31,670

## Definitions
1. what

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 何 (nani).

## Easily confused with
- **ni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-ni)
- **NN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nn)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-non)
- **nap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nap)
- **Nat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nat)
- **nun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nun)
- **NAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nas)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nay)
- **nav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nav)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-naw)
- **nao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nao)
- **nin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nin)
- **NOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-noi)
- **Nar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nar)
- **nau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nau)
- **none** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-none)
- **nine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nine)
- **navy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-navy)
- **nazi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nazi)
- **NASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-nasa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`anni`, `nain`, `nanni`, `nnai`, `nnani`

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