n

Other forms of n

plural

ns·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about n

What does n mean?

n means "a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in n?

n has 1 syllable: n. In IPA it is /ˈɛn/.

What is another word for n?

Close synonyms include nitrogen, atomic number 7, north, due north, northward. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is n a common word?

n is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with n?

8 words rhyme with n. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.