What part of speech is never?

The word never is an adverb. While it is often used as an adverb of frequency (e.g., “He never takes the bus”), it can also be used in negative statements for emphasis instead of “not” (e.g., “That’s just never going to work”).

On a related note, it matters if you write “never mind” as nevermind or never mind—it’s written as two words when it means “don’t worry,” for instance.

You can use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker to ensure you’re using adverbs like “never” correctly in your writing.