nel
Spanish, adverb/ˈnel/
nel is spelled N-E-L (3 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,906th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nel is a Spanish adverb meaning “no; no way; nope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “No”.
What does nel mean in English?
adverb
- 1
Mexicoslangno; no way; nope
–¿Irás a la fiesta? –Nel, estará muy aburrida.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. No.
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.
How do you pronounce nel?
- /ˈnel/
- [ˈnel]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nel in Spanish?
nel appears 2.2 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).