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'''N''' = '''én''' ''print | '''N''' = '''én''' ''print | ||
'''NÁAFI''' *Náffy | |||
'''[[Vladimir Nabokov|Nabôkov]] | '''[[Vladimir Nabokov|Nabôkov]] | ||
''' | <nowiki>*</nowiki>náck '''knáck | ||
'''Nadìne''': normally '''a''' as [[schwa]], though [[Chuck Berry]], in his song of that name, pronounces it "Naydìne" | |||
'''nâdìr''' *nâydêer | |||
'''Nagasàki''' | |||
'''naìve''' ''innocent'' can be written '''''naïve''''', *nŷ-êve, cf. '''nâve''' ''church'' | '''naìve''' ''innocent'' can be written '''''naïve''''', *nŷ-êve, cf. '''nâve''' ''church'' | ||
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'''nâked''' -íd | '''nâked''' -íd | ||
''' | '''Náncỳ''' ''person''; the town in France has the same spelling, but '''à''', and stressed second syllable: *Nàn-cỳ''' | ||
'''Nâomi | '''Nâomi | ||
'''nâpàlm''' *nâypàm or *nəpàm | |||
'''Napôleon | '''Napôleon | ||
'''Náqba''' or '''Nákba | |||
'''narcissístic | '''narcissístic | ||
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'''Nâthan | '''Nâthan | ||
'''nátional''' *náshnəl, cf. '''nâtion | '''nátional''' *náshnəl, cf. '''nâtion''' | ||
'''Nátional Frònt | |||
'''nâtionwîde''' one word | '''nâtionwîde''' one word *nayshənwîde | ||
'''Nâtô''', offically all capitals; Russian speakers have a tendency to say *Nâtə, sounding to BrE-speakers like *Nâter | |||
'''nátural''' *nátchrəl | '''nátural''' *nátchrəl | ||
'''nâture''' *nâycher | |||
'''nåught''' ''nothing'' *nåwt = '''nŏught''' ''zero'': '''thèy wíll stóp at nåught; hòw many nŏughts dòes a quadríllion hàve? | '''nåught''' ''nothing'' *nåwt = '''nŏught''' ''zero'': '''thèy wíll stóp at nåught; hòw many nŏughts dòes a quadríllion hàve? | ||
'''nåughty''' ''bad'' *nåwty, cf. '''nŏughties''' ''2000-2009 | '''nåughty''' ''bad'' *nåwty, cf. '''nŏughties''' ''2000-2009 | ||
'''Nàûrû''': according to Merriam-Webster, *Nà-ûrû; but *Nòwrû, much easier for anglophones, is usual; also *Nòw-rû | |||
'''nåusea''' BrE *nåuzìa, AmE *nåusha | '''nåusea''' BrE *nåuzìa, AmE *nåusha | ||
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'''[[Martina Navratilova|Navratilôva]]''' - though the [[Czech language|Czech]] pronunciation is very different | '''[[Martina Navratilova|Navratilôva]]''' - though the [[Czech language|Czech]] pronunciation is very different | ||
'''návvy''' | |||
'''nâvy''' | |||
'''nây''' ''no'' = '''nèigh''' ''horse'' = '''nè''', '''nèe''' ''born | '''nây''' ''no'' = '''nèigh''' ''horse'' = '''nè''', '''nèe''' ''born | ||
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'''Nàzi''' -tsì, cf. '''nàsty''', same vowels around reverse order of consonants | '''Nàzi''' -tsì, cf. '''nàsty''', same vowels around reverse order of consonants | ||
'''Nàzísm''' *Nàtsízm; some say *Nàtsìyízm | '''Nàzísm''' *Nàtsízm; some say '''Nàzìísm''' *Nàtsìyízm | ||
'''nè''', which | '''nè''', which can be written before a man's birth surname = '''nèe''', which can be written before a woman's birth surname (French for 'born', they can both have French accents: '''''né''''' and '''''née''''') = '''nèigh''' ''horse'' = '''nây''' ''no'' | ||
''' | '''Neánderthal''': *Nê-ándert(h)àl | ||
'''nearbŷ''' one word | '''nearbŷ''' one word | ||
'''nécessary | '''nécessary''': the stressed syllable is before the single consonant | ||
'''necéssity | '''necéssity | ||
'''nêed''' ''require'' = '''knêad''' ''dough'' = '''knêed''' ''knee'' | '''nêed''' ''require'' = '''knêad''' ''dough'' = '''knêed''' ''knee'' | ||
'''né'er''' archaic, poetic version of '''néver''' | |||
'''negôtiate''' -ôshì- | '''negôtiate''' -ôshì- | ||
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'''negotiâtions''' -ôshì- or -ôsì- | '''negotiâtions''' -ôshì- or -ôsì- | ||
'''nèigh''' ''horse'' = '''nây''' ''no'' = '''nè''', '''nèe''' ''born | '''nèigh''' ''horse'' = '''nây''' ''no'' = '''nè''', '''nèe''' ''born'', cf. '''nîgh''' | ||
'''nèighbour''' *nâber, rhymes with '''lâbour''', '''sâbre''', '''tâbor''', '''câber''' and '''Fâber''' | '''nèighbour''' BrE; AmE '''nèighbor''' *nâber, rhymes (and makes [[minimal pair]]s) with '''lâbour'''/'''lâbor''', '''sâbre'''/'''sâber''', '''tâbor''', '''câber''' and '''Fâber''' | ||
'''Nêil''' = '''Nêill''' = '''Nêal''' = '''Nêale''' = '''Knêale''' ''persons'' = '''knêel''' ''down'', cf. '''níl''' ''zero | '''Nêil''' = '''Nêill''' = '''Nêal''' = '''Nêale''' = '''Knêale''' = '''Nìall''' ''persons'' = '''knêel''' ''down'', cf. '''níl''' ''zero | ||
'''neîther''' BrE; AmE '''nêither | '''neîther''' BrE; AmE '''nêither | ||
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'''neólogism''' nê- | '''neólogism''' nê- | ||
'''nêô-Nàzi''' *nêeô-Nàatsì | |||
'''Nepål''' | |||
'''néphew''' -f- or -v- | '''néphew''' -f- or -v- | ||
'''Nérêíd | |||
'''nërvous''' | |||
'''Nèsmith''' = '''Nâismith''' | |||
'''nét''' ''catch'' = '''nétt''' ''deductions'' | '''nét''' ''catch'' = '''nétt''' ''deductions'' | ||
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'''Nevāda | '''Nevāda | ||
'''néver mînd''' | '''néver mînd''' ''disregarding'' can be one word in American English (e.g. [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s album, ''[[Nevermind]]'', cf. British English ''[[Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols]]'') | ||
'''Névil''' = '''Néville | |||
'''Nêvis''' ''Caribbean'' cf. '''Bén Névis''' ''Scotland | '''Nêvis''' ''Caribbean'' cf. '''Bén Névis''' ''Scotland | ||
''' | '''neŵ''' ''young'' = '''nû''' ''Greek | ||
'''neŵbie''' = '''Neŵby | |||
'''neŵbŏrn''' or '''neŵ-born''' | |||
'''neŵcòmer''' one word | |||
''' | '''neŵel''' = '''Neŵell''' | ||
'''newfángled''' one word | '''newfángled''' one word | ||
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'''neŵly''' ''new'' = '''Neŵley''' ''person'' | '''neŵly''' ''new'' = '''Neŵley''' ''person'' | ||
'''Neŵ Ŏrleans''' is the local pronunciation (often -línz, as for example as sung by [[Fats Domino]] on "Walkin' to New Orleans"); the least local is '''Neŵ Orlêans''', with optional '''a''' as schwa sounded | |||
'''Neŵquay''' *Nûkey | |||
'''neŵs''' -z, singular noun | |||
'''neŵspaper''' -eŵss-; one word | '''neŵspaper''' -eŵss-; one word | ||
'''neŵswörthy''' -eŵz-; one word | '''neŵswörthy''' -eŵz-; one word | ||
'''neŵt''' = '''Neŵt''' | |||
'''néxt doôr''' two words | '''néxt doôr''' two words | ||
'''Ngaîo''' | '''Ng''' ''surname'' *Əng | ||
'''Ngaîo''' ''Marsh'' *Nŷô | |||
'''Niágara''' *Nî-ágra | '''Niágara''' *Nî-ágra | ||
'''Nicarágua''' - | '''Nìall''' = '''Nêil | ||
'''Nicarágua''' -gyûə or -gwə | |||
'''nîce''' ''good'' cf. '''Nìce''' ''France'' (= '''niêce'''), '''NYSE''' ''New York'' | '''nîce''' ''good'' cf. '''Nìce''' ''France'' (= '''niêce'''), '''NYSE''' ''New York'' | ||
'''nìche''' *nêesh | '''nìche''' *nêesh; some AmE: *nítch | ||
'''Nícholas''' *Níck(ə)ləs, cf. following | '''Nícholas''' *Níck(ə)ləs, cf. following and '''[[Jack Nicklaus|Jáck Nícklàùs]]''' (*Nícklòuse, but often called 'Níckləs') | ||
'''níck''' ''steal'' = '''Níck''' ''person'' = '''kníck''' ''-nack'' | '''níck''' ''steal'' = '''Níck''' ''person'' = '''kníck''' ''-nack'' | ||
'''níckname''' one word | '''níckname''' one word; cf. '''kníckers''', '''kníck-knácks''' | ||
'''Nicosìa | '''Nicosìa | ||
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'''Nîgel''' *Nîjəl | '''Nîgel''' *Nîjəl | ||
''' | '''Nigér''' ''country'' *Nìzhãiə(r), French style, though some pronounce it like the following | ||
''' | '''Nîger''' ''delta, river'' *Nîjə(r), [[minimal pair]] with '''Nîgel''' | ||
'''Nigêria''' Nîj- | '''Nigêria''' Nîj- | ||
'''nîgh''' * | '''níggardly | ||
'''nígger''' ([[taboo]] word) | |||
'''nîgh''' ''near'' = '''Nŷe''' ''Aneurin'' | |||
'''nîght''' ''dark'' = '''kníght''' ''Sir, chess'' *nîte | |||
''' | '''nîghtie | ||
'''nîghtly''' = '''Knîghtley | |||
'''nîghtmãre | '''nîghtmãre | ||
'''nìhílíst''' | '''nìhílíst''', '''nîhilist''': '''h''' can be silent or a brief consonantal '''y''' sound | ||
'''níl''': one '''l''' | |||
'''nîne''' (911 '''nîne-òne-òne''' and 9/11 '''nîne-eléven''' are usually written as numbers) | |||
''' | '''Níneveh''' *Níniva | ||
''' | '''nînth''' | ||
'''nirvàna''' *nêar-vàna | |||
'''Níssán''' ''car'' | |||
'''Níssen''' ''hut'' | |||
'''nít''' ''creature, fool'' = '''knít''' ''wool | '''nít''' ''creature, fool'' = '''knít''' ''wool | ||
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'''nítwit''' one word | '''nítwit''' one word | ||
'''Niûè''' *Neŵay | |||
'''nô''' ''negative'' cf. '''nº''' ''number | '''nô''' ''negative'' cf. '''nº''' ''number | ||
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'''nób''' ''rich'' = '''knób''' ''handle | '''nób''' ''rich'' = '''knób''' ''handle | ||
'''Nôbél prize | '''Nôbél''' ''prize'' - either syllable stressed | ||
'''nôble''' ''birth, elevated | '''nôble''' ''birth, elevated | ||
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'''nóm de plûme''' *nómdəplûme | '''nóm de plûme''' *nómdəplûme | ||
'''Nôme''' ''Alaska'' = '''gnôme''' ''dwarf | |||
'''noménclature | '''noménclature | ||
'''nón-''' ''not'', followed by a hyphen: not a word in its own right except in | '''nón-''' ''not'', followed by a hyphen: not a word in its own right except in [[Latin]] phrases, e.g. '''''persôna nón'''/'''nôn gràta'''''; cf. '''nòne''' | ||
'''nónchalant''' nónsh- | '''nónchalant''' nónsh- | ||
'''nòne''' ''zero'' = '''nún''' ''God'', cf. '''knôwn''' ''knew'', '''nô-one''' ''nobody'' | '''nóndescript''' no hyphen | ||
'''nòne''' ''zero'' = '''nún''' ''God'', cf. '''knôwn''' ''knew'', '''nô-one''' ''nobody'', '''nón-''' ''not | |||
'''nònesuch | '''nònesuch | ||
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'''nonsénsical | '''nonsénsical | ||
'''nón séquitur''' may be | '''nón-séquitur''' may be unhyphenated | ||
'''noòk''' cf. '''knóck''' *nóck | '''noòk''' cf. '''knóck''' *nóck | ||
'''noôn''' ''midday'' = '''Noône''' ''person'' | '''noôn''' ''midday'' = '''Noône''' ''person'' | ||
'''nô-òne''' ''nobody'' *nôwún, | <nowiki>*</nowiki>noone is an incorrect form, probably of one of the following: '''nô òne''', '''nô-òne''', '''noôn''', '''Noône''' | ||
'''nô-òne''' ''nobody'' *nôwún, hyphenated, is an increasingly common alternative to the two-word form '''nô òne''', though [http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/no-one_no_one.htm some do not like it] and it must never be used when '''òne''' does not mean ''person'' but is a numeral: '''thére's nô òne síngle rêason''' | |||
'''noôse''' cf. '''nòus | '''noôse''' cf. '''nòus | ||
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'''nŏrthern''' voiced '''th''', unlike '''nŏrth | '''nŏrthern''' voiced '''th''', unlike '''nŏrth | ||
'''Nórwich''' traditionally rhymes with '''pórridge''' but | '''Nórwich''' *Nórridge, *Nórrich: traditionally rhymes with '''pórridge''' but nowadays the '''ch''' can be devoiced as in '''Ípswich''' (how soon before [[spelling pronunciation]] triumphs with "Naw-wich"?) | ||
'''nôse''' ''face'' = '''knôws''' ''know'' | '''nôse''' ''face'' = '''knôws''' ''know'' | ||
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'''novélla | '''novélla | ||
'''nòwadays''' one word, no hyphens | |||
'''nôwhere''' one word, cf. '''nô plâce | '''nôwhere''' one word, cf. '''nô plâce | ||
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'''nth''' *énth | '''nth''' *énth | ||
'''nûisance''' | '''Nûala''' *Noôla | ||
'''nûànce''' neŵ- | |||
'''nûisance''' neŵss- | |||
'''númb''' -m | '''númb''' -m | ||
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'''nún''' ''God'' = '''nòne''' ''nought'' | '''nún''' ''God'' = '''nòne''' ''nought'' | ||
'''núptials | |||
'''Nûremberg | |||
'''nút''' = '''Nútt | '''nút''' = '''Nútt | ||
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'''nútcase''' one word | '''nútcase''' one word | ||
'''nutrítion''' ''' | '''nutrítion''' ('''û''') | ||
'''Núttall''' *Núttle | |||
'''nyctophôbia | '''nyctophôbia | ||
'''nýmph''' *nímf | '''nýmph''' *nímf |
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with N. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.
For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]
N = én print
NÁAFI *Náffy
*náck knáck
Nadìne: normally a as schwa, though Chuck Berry, in his song of that name, pronounces it "Naydìne"
nâdìr *nâydêer
Nagasàki
naìve innocent can be written naïve, *nŷ-êve, cf. nâve church
naìvity *nŷ-ìvity - or with French accent naïveté, *nî-yeevitây
nâked -íd
Náncỳ person; the town in France has the same spelling, but à, and stressed second syllable: *Nàn-cỳ
Nâomi
nâpàlm *nâypàm or *nəpàm
Napôleon
Náqba or Nákba
narcissístic
nárrative
narrâtor
NÁSA space = BrE Násser person
nâscent *nâysənt
Násh person = gnásh teeth
nāstiness
nāsty
Nâthan
nátional *náshnəl, cf. nâtion
Nátional Frònt
nâtionwîde one word *nayshənwîde
Nâtô, offically all capitals; Russian speakers have a tendency to say *Nâtə, sounding to BrE-speakers like *Nâter
nátural *nátchrəl
nâture *nâycher
nåught nothing *nåwt = nŏught zero: thèy wíll stóp at nåught; hòw many nŏughts dòes a quadríllion hàve?
nåughty bad *nåwty, cf. nŏughties 2000-2009
Nàûrû: according to Merriam-Webster, *Nà-ûrû; but *Nòwrû, much easier for anglophones, is usual; also *Nòw-rû
nåusea BrE *nåuzìa, AmE *nåusha
nåuseous -shəss
Návajo *Návaho
nâval navy = nâvel body
nâve church = knâve cad, cf. naìve, which can be written naïve innocent
nâvel stomach = nâval navy
návigate
Navratilôva - though the Czech pronunciation is very different
návvy
nâvy
nây no = nèigh horse = nè, nèe born
Nàzi -tsì, cf. nàsty, same vowels around reverse order of consonants
Nàzísm *Nàtsízm; some say Nàzìísm *Nàtsìyízm
nè, which can be written before a man's birth surname = nèe, which can be written before a woman's birth surname (French for 'born', they can both have French accents: né and née) = nèigh horse = nây no
Neánderthal: *Nê-ándert(h)àl
nearbŷ one word
nécessary: the stressed syllable is before the single consonant
necéssity
nêed require = knêad dough = knêed knee
né'er archaic, poetic version of néver
negôtiate -ôshì-
negotiâtions -ôshì- or -ôsì-
nèigh horse = nây no = nè, nèe born, cf. nîgh
nèighbour BrE; AmE nèighbor *nâber, rhymes (and makes minimal pairs) with lâbour/lâbor, sâbre/sâber, tâbor, câber and Fâber
Nêil = Nêill = Nêal = Nêale = Knêale = Nìall persons = knêel down, cf. níl zero
neîther BrE; AmE nêither
némesis
nêô-
neólogism nê-
nêô-Nàzi *nêeô-Nàatsì
Nepål
néphew -f- or -v-
Nérêíd
nërvous
Nèsmith = Nâismith
nét catch = nétt deductions
neûter
Nevāda
néver mînd disregarding can be one word in American English (e.g. Nirvana's album, Nevermind, cf. British English Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols)
Névil = Néville
Nêvis Caribbean cf. Bén Névis Scotland
neŵ young = nû Greek
neŵbie = Neŵby
neŵbŏrn or neŵ-born
neŵcòmer one word
neŵel = Neŵell
newfángled one word
neŵ-fòund
Neŵfoundland BrE *Neŵfəndlənd
neŵly new = Neŵley person
Neŵ Ŏrleans is the local pronunciation (often -línz, as for example as sung by Fats Domino on "Walkin' to New Orleans"); the least local is Neŵ Orlêans, with optional a as schwa sounded
Neŵquay *Nûkey
neŵs -z, singular noun
neŵspaper -eŵss-; one word
neŵswörthy -eŵz-; one word
neŵt = Neŵt
néxt doôr two words
Ng surname *Əng
Ngaîo Marsh *Nŷô
Niágara *Nî-ágra
Nìall = Nêil
Nicarágua -gyûə or -gwə
nîce good cf. Nìce France (= niêce), NYSE New York
nìche *nêesh; some AmE: *nítch
Nícholas *Níck(ə)ləs, cf. following and Jáck Nícklàùs (*Nícklòuse, but often called 'Níckləs')
níck steal = Níck person = kníck -nack
níckname one word; cf. kníckers, kníck-knácks
Nicosìa
niêce nephew = Nìce France
Nîgel *Nîjəl
Nigér country *Nìzhãiə(r), French style, though some pronounce it like the following
Nîger delta, river *Nîjə(r), minimal pair with Nîgel
Nigêria Nîj-
níggardly
nígger (taboo word)
nîgh near = Nŷe Aneurin
nîght dark = kníght Sir, chess *nîte
nîghtie
nîghtly = Knîghtley
nîghtmãre
nìhílíst, nîhilist: h can be silent or a brief consonantal y sound
níl: one l
nîne (911 nîne-òne-òne and 9/11 nîne-eléven are usually written as numbers)
Níneveh *Níniva
nînth
nirvàna *nêar-vàna
Níssán car
Níssen hut
nít creature, fool = knít wool
nîte for nîght is strictly commercial and unsuitable in other contexts
nítpick one word
nítwit one word
Niûè *Neŵay
nô negative cf. nº number
nób rich = knób handle
Nôbél prize - either syllable stressed
nôble birth, elevated
noblésse
nóctürne cf. türn
nô-gô ãrea
nôhow one word
noir BrE *nwà, AmE *nwàr
nóm de plûme *nómdəplûme
Nôme Alaska = gnôme dwarf
noménclature
nón- not, followed by a hyphen: not a word in its own right except in Latin phrases, e.g. persôna nón/nôn gràta; cf. nòne
nónchalant nónsh-
nóndescript no hyphen
nòne zero = nún God, cf. knôwn knew, nô-one nobody, nón- not
nònesuch
nonplússed no hyphen
nónsense
nonsénsical
nón-séquitur may be unhyphenated
noòk cf. knóck *nóck
noôn midday = Noône person
*noone is an incorrect form, probably of one of the following: nô òne, nô-òne, noôn, Noône
nô-òne nobody *nôwún, hyphenated, is an increasingly common alternative to the two-word form nô òne, though some do not like it and it must never be used when òne does not mean person but is a numeral: thére's nô òne síngle rêason
noôse cf. nòus
Nŏrfolk -fək
nŏrth unvoiced th; compound forms may be one word or hyphenated, but not two words: nŏrthêast or nŏrth-êast, nŏrthwést or nŏrth-wést
nŏrthern voiced th, unlike nŏrth
Nórwich *Nórridge, *Nórrich: traditionally rhymes with pórridge but nowadays the ch can be devoiced as in Ípswich (how soon before spelling pronunciation triumphs with "Naw-wich"?)
nôse face = knôws know
nôsey or nôsy
nôtewörthy one word
nòthing
nôtice -íss
nôticeable
notorîety
notŏrious
nŏught zero *nåwt = nåught nothing
nŏughties, Nŏughties 2000-2009, sounding like a plural of nåughty bad
noúrish
nòus rhymes with hòuse, cf. noôse
noûveau rìche *nûvô-rêesh
Nôva Scôtia *Nôvə Scôshə
nóvelist
novélla
nòwadays one word, no hyphens
nôwhere one word, cf. nô plâce
nth *énth
Nûala *Noôla
nûànce neŵ-
nûisance neŵss-
númb -m
númber 123
númber numb *númmer
nûmerous
nún God = nòne nought
núptials
Nûremberg
nút = Nútt
nútcase one word
nutrítion (û)
Núttall *Núttle
nyctophôbia
nýmph *nímf