# naught

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /nɔːt/ · frequency rank #30,510

## Definitions
1. Nothing.

## Etymology
From the Middle English naught, nought, naht, nawiht, from Old English nawiht. Cognate with West Frisian neat (“nothing, naught”). Doublet of nought. Equivalent to ne + aught.

## Easily confused with
- **night** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naught-vs-night)
- **nougat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naught-vs-nougat)
- **naughty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naught-vs-naughty)

## Common misspellings (9)
`anught`, `naguht`, `naugght`, `naughht`, `naughtt`, `naugth`, `nauhgt`, `nnaught`, `nuaght`

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