About punctuation

Question

What is the squiggly line over the "N" in Spanish spelling called? I know there are 2 different "N's" in spelling, but want to know what the line above one is called??

Answer 1

The "squiggly" thing itself is called a tilde or accent mark. (I learned it as tilde)

Answer 2

In both English and Spanish the mark over the Ñ is called a tilde. In Spanish the word tilde also include accent marks.

tilde.

(De tildar).

1. amb. Virgulilla o rasgo que se pone sobre algunas abreviaturas, el que lleva la ñ, y cualquier otro signo que sirva para distinguir una letra de otra o denotar su acentuación. U. m. en f.

2. amb. p. us. Tacha, nota denigrativa.

3. f. Cosa mínima.

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Answer 3

The ñ is pronounced like the 'ny' English "Canyon". and its called 'Enyay' The n is pronounced like 'EN'