# nene

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈneɪneɪ/ · frequency rank #33,341

## Definitions
1. The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian nēnē, which is imitative of the bird’s call.

## Easily confused with
- **NN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-nn)
- **new** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-new)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-non)
- **net** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-net)
- **nun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-nun)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-nye)
- **NES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-nes)
- **nin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-nin)
- **Noe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-noe)
- **ney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-ney)
- **NME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-nme)
- **NEX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-nex)
- **ner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-ner)
- **nep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-nep)
- **neu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-neu)
- **next** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-next)
- **news** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-news)
- **nice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-nice)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-note)
- **none** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nene-vs-none)

## Common misspellings (5)
`enne`, `neen`, `nenne`, `nnee`, `nnene`

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