What is this type of accent called: n with ~ above it?

zbeckabee

The tilde (~) is a grapheme with several uses. The name of the character comes from Spanish, from the Latin titulus meaning a title or superscription. It was originally written over a letter as a mark of abbreviation, but has since acquired a number of other uses as a diacritic mark or a character in its own right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde Apr 26 08, 9:17 AM

Baloo55th

In both Spanish, the tilde indicates that an n is pronounced ny - as in canyon. In Portuguese, it indicates that a vowel is pronounced as though it had a slightly nasal ny after it - as in the Portuguese for John (Spanish Juan) which is João (pronounced approximately zho-wow but try to get the wow up your nose). Apr 26 08, 10:20 AM

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Ñ (lower case ñ) is a letter of the modern Roman alphabet formed by an N with a diacritical tilde. It is most notably used in the Spanish alphabet and Filipino alphabet, where it represents a palatal nasal (IPA: [ɲ]). Unlike many other alphabets that use diacritic marks (such as ü in Astur-Leonese), in Spanish and Filipino, Ñ is considered a letter in its own right, with its own name (eñe) and its own place in the alphabet (after N). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%91 Apr 26 08, 12:03 PM