Spanish Conversation · Level 112
60 words
Spanish word
ene
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈene/
Meaning
- feminine nounletter n
Example
Di ene, por favor.
Say the letter n, please.
More examples
En la dirección de correo usamos la ene minúscula.
In the email address we use a lowercase letter n.
Core concept
Name for the nasal consonant n in Spanish.
Common phrases
la ene mayúscula
uppercase letter n
la ene minúscula
lowercase letter n
Similar words
letra: An individual alphabet character that represents a single letter.
mayúscula: The capital variant of a letter used to begin sentences and proper nouns.
minúscula: The small (noncapital) variant of a letter used in normal text.
alfabeto: The set of letters a language uses, presented in a standard order.
Definition in Spanish
Denominación de la letra n en el alfabeto español; sirve para nombrar la grafía y su pronunciación habitual como consonante nasal.
Word origin
Formed by adding a final vowel to the Latin name en, Spanish ene ultimately goes back to Greek nu and the Phoenician nun.
Usage tips
- Unlike English en, Spanish ene has a full final vowel and so is pronounced as two syllables (e-ne) when spelling words aloud.