# nye

> English word · Noun · IPA /naɪ/ · frequency rank #19,151

## Definitions
1. A brood or flock of pheasants.

## Etymology
Probably from French nid (“nest, brood”), from Latin nidus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nest.

## Easily confused with
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nye-vs-nz)
- **NYT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nye-vs-nyt)
- **NYU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nye-vs-nyu)
- **Nyx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nye-vs-nyx)
- **NYPD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nye-vs-nypd)
- **n** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/n-vs-nye)
- **na** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nye)
- **NC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nc-vs-nye)
- **ne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ne-vs-nye)
- **NJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nj-vs-nye)
- **ni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ni-vs-nye)
- **Ng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nye)
- **nm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nm-vs-nye)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nt-vs-nye)
- **nd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nd-vs-nye)
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/np-vs-nye)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nu-vs-nye)
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nl-vs-nye)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nr-vs-nye)
- **NB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nb-vs-nye)

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