n
Spanish, letter
n is spelled N (one letter) and appears 141 times per million words in written Spanish, the 605th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). N is a Spanish letter meaning “The fourteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a tilde, ñ is a different word: “Used by Spanish speakers on the internet to taunt non-Spanish speakers”. With a capital, N is a different word: “abbreviation of norte; north”. On this page, Ñ is a different word: “The fifteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called eñe and written…”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Decimocuarta letra del alfabeto español y undécima consonante. Su nombre es ene”.
What does n mean in English?
letter
- 1
The fourteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
letter
- 1
The fifteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script. For example, used in the word montaña ('mountain').
interjection
- 1
Used by Spanish speakers on the internet to taunt non-Spanish speakers
letter
- 1
The fourteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
masculineabbreviation of norte; north
letter
- 1
The fifteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
masculineabbreviation of nombre (“name”)
adjective
- 1
abbreviation of nacido (“born”)
noun
- 1
abbreviation of número
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
letter: 1. Decimoquinta letra del alfabeto español y duodécima consonante. Su nombre es eñe: y representa el fonema consonántico nasal palatal.
letter: 1. Decimocuarta letra del alfabeto español y undécima consonante. Su nombre es ene.
abbreviation: 1. Número.
letter: 1. Decimocuarta letra del abecedario español. Su nombre es ene y representa en general un fonema consonante nasal alveolar.
letter: 1. Decimoquinta letra del abecedario español. Su nombre es eñe y representa en general un fonema consonante nasal palatal.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of n
- N uppercase
- Ñ uppercase
- n lowercase
- ñ lowercase
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to n
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is n in Spanish?
n appears 141 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).