# neither

> English word · Determiner · IPA /ˈnaɪ.ðə/ · frequency rank #1,767

## Definitions
1. Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

## Etymology
Alteration (after either) of nauther, from Middle English neiþer, from Old English nāwþer, contraction of nāhwæþer, corresponding to no + whether. Compare Latin neuter (“neither”). By surface analysis, not + either.

## Easily confused with
- **nether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neither-vs-nether)
- **neuter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neither-vs-neuter)
- **nother** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neither-vs-nother)

## Common misspellings (10)
`enither`, `neihter`, `neitehr`, `neitherr`, `neithher`, `neithre`, `neitther`, `netiher`, `niether`, `nneither`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/neither