Hear and practice ñ in everyday nouns, descriptions and verbs, from año to acompañar.
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Common Spanish nouns with ñ
Ñ is a separate letter, not an accented n. Its sound resembles ny in canyon: año has two syllables, AH-nyoh.
Review its name eñe in the Spanish alphabet. Replacing ñ with n can create an entirely different word.
el añoyear · el AH-nyoh
el niñoboy · el NEE-nyoh
la niñagirl · lah NEE-nyah
la mañanamorning · lah mah-NYAH-nah
el sueñodream · el SWEH-nyoh
el bañobathroom · el BAH-nyoh
la piñapineapple · lah PEE-nyah
la uñafingernail · lah OO-nyah
el pañuelohandkerchief · el pah-NYEH-loh
la arañaspider · lah ah-RAH-nyah
Spanish words with ñ in the middle
The sound of ñ stays the same before different vowels: caña, muñeca, otoño. Keep your tongue against the palate rather than saying a plain n.
Muñeca can mean doll or wrist; this prompt selects doll. Context makes the intended meaning clear.
la montañamountain · lah mohn-TAH-nyah
la cabañacabin · lah kah-BAH-nyah
el cañóncanyon · el kah-NYOHN
la cañacane (plant stem) · lah KAH-nyah
la leñafirewood · lah LEH-nyah
el pañocloth (piece) · el PAH-nyoh
la muñecadoll · lah moo-NYEH-kah
la castañachestnut · lah kahs-TAH-nyah
el otoñoautumn · el oh-TOH-nyoh
el tamañosize · el tah-MAH-nyoh
Spanish adjectives and verbs containing ñ
Adjectives such as pequeño and extraño change to pequeña and extraña for feminine nouns. The ñ remains part of the word.
Soñar means to dream, enseñar to teach or show. These infinitives complement common Spanish verbs.
pequeñosmall · peh-KEH-nyoh
extrañostrange · ehks-TRAH-nyoh
dañinoharmful · dah-NYEE-noh
cariñosoaffectionate · kah-ree-NYOH-soh
gruñóngrumpy · groo-NYOHN
enseñarto teach · ehn-seh-NYAHR
soñarto dream · soh-NYAHR
acompañarto accompany · ah-kohm-pah-NYAHR
engañarto deceive · ehn-gah-NYAHR
añadirto add · ah-nyah-DEER
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Spanish Words with Ñ: the full list
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Quick answer:year is el año, boy is el niño, girl is la niña, morning is la mañana, dream is el sueño, bathroom is el baño, pineapple is la piña, fingernail is la uña, handkerchief is el pañuelo, and spider is la araña.
