nother
/ˈnʌðəɹ/pronoun, adjective
nother is spelled N-O-T-H-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a pronoun, nother means “Neither” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nother?
| Letters | 6: N-O-T-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nother?
Nother appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 nother?
- UK /ˈnʌðə/
- US /ˈnʌðəɹ/
- /ˈnʊðə/
Nother has 2 syllables (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 rhymes with nother?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nother from its last stressed vowel (/ʌðəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: throne, hornet.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does nother mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
pronoun
- 1
Neither.
- 2
obsoleteAnother.
adjective
- 1
Neither.
- 2
USinformalDifferent, other.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nother come from?
From Old English nōhwæþer. Compare neither, nauther.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).