# naw

> English word · Interjection · IPA /nɔː/ · frequency rank #21,293

## Definitions
1. No.
2. Pronunciation spelling of not.

## Etymology
In Scottish use, from Scots naw, naa, na, from Middle English na, from Old English nā (“no, never”). More generally, a colloquial, unarticulated form of no; compare nah. More at no.

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

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