none and nun are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. none means “a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise”. nun means “a woman religious”. none is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈnʌn/
1.n.a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
2.n.a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
3.adj.not any
“thou shalt have none other gods before me”
/ˈnʌn/
1.n.a woman religious
2.n.a buoy resembling a cone
3.n.the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
| none | nun | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈnʌn/ | /ˈnʌn/ |
| Said | nuhn | nuhn |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | noun, adjective, adverb | noun |
| Senses | 4 | 3 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | none recorded |