Editing N (section)

===English===
In [[English orthography|English]], {{angbr|n}} usually represents a [[voiced alveolar nasal]] {{IPA|/n/}}, but can represent other [[nasal consonants]] due to [[Assimilation (phonology)|assimilation]]. For example, before a [[velar stop|velar plosive]] (as in ''ink'' or ''jungle''), {{angbr|n}} represents a [[voiced velar nasal]] {{IPA|/ŋ/}}.

{{angbr|n}} is generally silent when it is preceded by an {{angbr|m}} at the end of words, as in ''hymn''; however, it is pronounced in this combination when occurring word medially, as in ''hymnal''. Other consonants are often silent when they precede an {{angbr|n}} at the beginning of an English word. Examples include ''gnome'', ''knife'', ''mnemonic'', and ''pneumonia''.

The letter N is the sixth-most [[Letter frequency|common letter]] and the second-most commonly used [[consonant]] in the [[English language]] (after {{angbr|t}}).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pi.math.cornell.edu/~mec/2003-2004/cryptography/subs/frequencies.html| title = English Letter Frequency}}</ref>