# nigga

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɪɡə/ · frequency rank #12,466

## Definitions
1. Pronunciation spelling of nigger.
2. A close and loyal friend.
3. A black person (usually a male friend), especially an African American.
4. Any person, though chiefly male.
5. A male, especially an adult one, as opposed to a female.

## Etymology
From a dialectal non-rhotic pronunciation of nigger.

## Easily confused with
- **Nina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nigga-vs-nina)
- **nigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nigga-vs-nigh)
- **night** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nigga-vs-night)
- **ninja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nigga-vs-ninja)
- **Nisha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nigga-vs-nisha)
- **nigger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nigga-vs-nigger)
- **nia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nigga)
- **nga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nga-vs-nigga)
- **naga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naga-vs-nigga)
- **Nigel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nigel-vs-nigga)
- **Niger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/niger-vs-nigga)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ingga`, `ngiga`, `niga`, `nigag`, `nnigga`

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