Harafin "ñ" na musamman ne, kalmomi kaɗan ne ke ɗauke da irin wannan harafin kuma kusan a Spain an kiyaye sautinsa. Italiya, Faransa da Fotigal sun kasance wasu daga cikin ƙasashen da suka yi amfani da wannan wasiƙar, amma an maye gurbin wayar ta ta wasu masu kamanceceniya iri ɗaya.
Wannan shine dalilin da ya sa ba za mu iya samun sunaye da yawa waɗanda ke ɗauke da harafin “ñ” da ƙari idan dole ne ta kasance ta farkonta. Saboda girmansu, sunayen Basque sun fi dauke da wannan hoton, don haka bai yi wahala a sami duk waɗannan sunaye a cikin wannan yaren ba.