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ng

noun

ng is spelled N-G: 2 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ng means “Initialism of newsgroup; also NG” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in ng?

Letters2: N-G
Syllables1 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How common is ng?

Ng appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce ng?

    Ng has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).

    Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

    What does ng mean?

    The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

    noun

    1. 1

      Initialism of newsgroup; also NG.

    noun

    as NG
    1. 1

      Initialism of natural gas.

    2. 2

      Initialism of nitroglycerine (nitroglycerin).

    3. 3

      Initialism of newsgroup.

      Could someone please re-post the FAQ to the NG?

    4. 4

      Initialism of narrow gauge.

    5. 5

      Initialism of necrotizing gingivitis.

    6. 6

      Initialism of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes gonorrhea

    adjective

    as NG
    1. 1

      Initialism of no good or no go.

    2. 2

      Initialism of nasogastric.

    3. 3

      Initialism of next-generation

    Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

    Ng in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

    LanguageWords
    FrenchGN (gaz naturel) ((petrochemistry) natural gas), NG ((Internet) newsgroup)

    Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

    Where does ng come from?

    Abbreviation.

    Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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