Question

Which of the following English words best represents the pronunciation of the Spanish “Ñ”?

a. stand
b. onion
c. only
d. answer

Answer 1

The corrcect choice would be
b. onion

Answer 2

Right answer:

b. onion

This is a letter of the modern Latin Alphabet, which is formed when placing a tilde that is also known as also as virgulilla in Spanish. This letter became part of the Spanish alphabet in the eighteenth century. Since this letter does not exist in English, the word that best represents the pronunciation of the Spanish Ñ is onion.