# Nyx

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nɪks/ · frequency rank #39,936

## Definitions
1. The primordial goddess of night.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).

## Easily confused with
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nyx-vs-nz)
- **n** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/n-vs-nyx)
- **na** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nyx)
- **NC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nc-vs-nyx)
- **ne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ne-vs-nyx)
- **NJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nj-vs-nyx)
- **ni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ni-vs-nyx)
- **Ng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nyx)
- **nm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nm-vs-nyx)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nt-vs-nyx)
- **nd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nd-vs-nyx)
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/np-vs-nyx)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nu-vs-nyx)
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nl-vs-nyx)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nr-vs-nyx)
- **NB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nb-vs-nyx)
- **N2** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/n2-vs-nyx)
- **NN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nn-vs-nyx)
- **N1** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/n1-vs-nyx)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/not-vs-nyx)

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