PHONETIC "n" words in the English language

NOTE: These words are part of 9,000 words which were compiled and graciously contributed by Alan Beale from his master list of 30,000 words which show his speech-sound notation for those 30,000 words. This makes it possible for him to efficiently generate lists of words which meet any speech-sound criteria. The following words meet our "selected-phonetic" criteria and should therefor be useful for teaching beginners. Almost all these words are very easy to read because all words with irregular spelling have been eliminated.

Where two listings are given for the same word, that word can be pronounced in two different ways

nab
nag
nagging
naiad
nail
nailbrush
nanny
nap
napkin
nappy
narc
narcotic
nastily
nasty
nativity
nattily
natty
navigability
navigable
nay
naysayer
neat
neath
neatly
neatness
neck
neckline
necktie
need

needful
needle
needlepoint
needless
needlessly
needs
needy
negative
nemesis
nerd
nerdy
nerve
nervy
nest
nestling
net
nether
Netherlands
netting
nettle
never
nevermore
nevertheless
next
nexus
nib
nibble
nice
nicely

niceness
niche
Nick
nick
nickel
nifty
niggling
nil
nimble
nimbleness
nimbly
nimbus
nine
ninny
nip
nipper
nipple
nippy
nit
nitpick
nitpicker
nitwit
nix
no
nocturnal
nocturnally
nocturne
nod
noggin

noisily
noisy
nominal
nominally
nominative
nominee
noncom
nondairy
nonentity
nonfat
nonflammable
nonmalignant
nonmember
nonpartisan
nonpayment
nonplus
nonprofit
nonresident
nonsense
nonsensical
nonsensically
nonsexist
nonskid
nonstick
nonstop
nonsupport
nontaxable
nontoxic
nontransferable

nonverbal
noodle
noon
noonday
noose
nor
Nordic
norm
normal
normality
normally
Norman
normative
Norse
north
northbound
northeast
northeaster
northeasterly
northeastern
northerly
northern
Northerner
northerner
northwest
northwesterly
northwestern
Norway
nostril

nostrum
not
notwithstanding
noun
novel
novelette
novelist
novelty
now
nowadays
nozzle
nub
nugget
null
number
numberless
numskull
nun
nunnery
nurse
nursery
nursing
nut
nutcracker
nutmeg
nuts
nutshell
nutty
nuzzle