nyan
/ˈnjɑːn/interjection
nyan is spelled N-Y-A-N: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, nyan means “The cry of a cat; meow, miaow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nyan?
| Letters | 4: N-Y-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nyan?
Nyan appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 nyan?
- /ˈnjɑːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-nyan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does nyan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nyan come from?
From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃん (nyan).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).