6-Letter Words Matching ___N_N

There are 17 6-letter words that match ___N_N. 4 are common words, such as CANNON and PENNON. A rarer one is QUININ. 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

cannonpennonrennintanninguenonligninmagnonmignonphononturnonalanincyaninguaningunnenkronenmannanquinin

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Words
17 (4 common words)
Common example
cannon
Rare example
quinin
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___n_n are there?

17. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CANNON is among the common words in this set.