# Nile

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /naɪl/ · frequency rank #12,285

## Definitions
1. A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.
2. A township in Ohio, United States, named after the river; in full, Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio.
3. A locality in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).

## Easily confused with
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nl)
- **nip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nip)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nye)
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nit)
- **nix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nix)
- **nis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nis)
- **nin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nin)
- **nim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nim)
- **Noe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-noe)
- **NME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nme)
- **NPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-npl)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-note)
- **none** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-none)
- **nine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nine)
- **nose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nose)
- **nope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nope)
- **nude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nude)
- **node** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-node)
- **Nina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-nina)
- **null** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nile-vs-null)

## Common misspellings (4)
`inle`, `nille`, `nlie`, `nnile`

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