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en¹

  • /ɛn/ UK, US
  • /ɪn/ pin pen merger

Sounds like in, inn · Rhymes with -ɛn

Where it comes from

The name of the letter comes from Latin en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

noun ens

  1. The name of the Latin script letter N/n. The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.
  2. A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use). That the price of work, paid for by letters be advanced from fourpence to fourpence halfpenny per thousand, including English and brevier; and, in leaded matter, the ems and ens at the beginnings and ends of the lines not to be reckoned in the width.

en²

  • [ɑ̃]
  • [õ]
  • /ɒn/
  • /ɑn/

Where it comes from

From French en.

preposition

  1. Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).

en³

  • /ən/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Old English hine.

pronoun

  1. Newfoundland, dialectal Him. Such a strappen fine gentleman as he was, too. Yes, I rather like en sometimes.
  2. Newfoundland, dialectal It (when the thing being referred to is masculine).

en⁴

noun ens

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н.

EN⁵

Where it comes from

The initials of either the Latin Ēthica Nicomachēa or the Ancient Greek Ἠθικὰ (Ēthikà) Νικομάχεια (Nikomákheia).

proper noun

  1. The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's best-known work on ethics.

EN⁶

Where it comes from

Initialisms.

noun ENs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of erythema nodosum
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of enrolled nurse
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of empty net

En⁷

noun Ens

  1. Alternative letter-case form of en

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nut, soph, sof, lai, voiture, lil, gendering, dor, noor, tena, masse, eglaim, gedi, glish, iai, in

Translations

Every language

noun name of the letter N, n

Españolene
한국어엔 en
日本語エヌ enu
हिन्दीएन en
Portuguêsene
Françaisenne
Italianoenne
Ελληνικάεν en
Русскийэн en
Tiếng Việten-nờ, en, nờ
العربيةإِن ʔen

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"en." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/en. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

en. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/en

Chicago

"en." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/en.

BibTeX
@misc{en_2026,
  title = {en},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/en},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}