# nave

> English word · Noun · IPA /neɪv/ · frequency rank #26,896

## Definitions
1. The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
2. The ground-level middle cavity of a barn.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Latin nāvem, singular accusative of nāvis, possibly via a Romance source. Doublet of nef and nau.

## Easily confused with
- **ne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-ne)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nov)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nay)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nye)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-naw)
- **nee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nee)
- **Noe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-noe)
- **NME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nme)
- **nice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nice)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-note)
- **none** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-none)
- **nine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nine)
- **navy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-navy)
- **nose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nose)
- **nazi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nazi)
- **nope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nope)
- **nude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nude)
- **nova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nova)
- **Nike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-nike)
- **node** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nave-vs-node)

## Common misspellings (5)
`anve`, `naev`, `navve`, `nnave`, `nvae`

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