en
/ɛn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.50 in modern English
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The name of the Latin script letter N/n.
prep
Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).
pron
Him.
name
The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's best-known work on ethics.
Example Sentences
- "The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch."
- "I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time."
- "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."
- "Such a strappen fine gentleman as he was, too. Yes, I rather like en sometimes."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: en
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛn/
- British English: /ɛn/