ni
Spanish, conjunction/ˈni/
ni is spelled N-I (2 letters) and appears 1,047 times per million words in written Spanish, the 72nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ni is a Spanish conjunction meaning “Used when negating two or more elements, and not, not A or B, not A nor B, neither A nor B” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Enlaza vocablos u oraciones expresando una negación con otras precedidas de una oración negativa o vocablo…”.
What does ni mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
Used when negating two or more elements, and not, not A or B, not A nor B, neither A nor B
No es (ni) A ni B.
adverb
- 1
Used in emphatic negations, not even
No tengo ni tiempo. ― I don't even have *time*.
- 2
Forms an emphatic negative imperative, don't even
¡Ni te atrevas!
noun
- 1
femininenu; the Greek letter Ν, ν
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. Enlaza vocablos u oraciones expresando una negación con otras precedidas de una oración negativa o vocablo con negación. 2. Sola delante de una oración o enlazando dos oraciones, indica un extremo al que se puede llegar. 3. Enlazando frases sin negación anterior ni posterior, indica negación. 4. Se utiliza en reproches o en frases interrogativas de las que se espera una respuestas negativa.
noun: 1. Nombre de la letra griega número 13: "ν".
adverb: 1. Ni no ni sí.
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 ni
- níes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ni?
- /ˈni/
- [ˈni]
- [ni]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ni
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ni in Spanish?
ni appears 1,047 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).