Nh

[ˈŋ]

/[ˈŋ]/ character

The verdict

“Nh” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,432 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as a character. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,432
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dígrafo del alfabeto gallego. Su nombre es ene hache.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nh · Nh · Spanish

Nh · rank #50,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,432
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH necesitaré

Nearest frequency peer: necesitaré (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Nh”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Nh” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nh
PropertyValue
HeadwordNh
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechCharacter
IPA[ˈŋ]
Letters2
Frequency rank#50,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Nh” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Nhcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “necesitaré” (#50,431), “Nolasco” (#50,433), “Natacha” (#50,430). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “Nh” va en #50,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nh is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,432 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as acharacter, transcribed [ˈŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dígrafo del alfabeto gallego. Su nombre es ene hache.".

Nh has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Nh, spelled N-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dígrafo del alfabeto gallego. Su nombre es ene hache.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nh"?
"Nh" is spelled N-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈŋ].
What does "Nh" mean?
As a character, "Nh" means: Dígrafo del alfabeto gallego. Su nombre es ene hache.
How do you pronounce "Nh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nh" is [ˈŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nh" come from?
"Nh" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list