nonbinär

[nɔnbiˈnɛːɐ̯]

/[nɔnbiˈnɛːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“nonbinär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht einem der beiden Geschlechter weiblich oder männlich zuzuordnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nonbinar · nonbinär · German

nonbinär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for nonbinär
PropertyValue
Headwordnonbinär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[nɔnbiˈnɛːɐ̯]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nonbinär“ im Deutschen

nonbinärschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nonbinär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [nɔnbiˈnɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht einem der beiden Geschlechter weiblich oder männlich zuzuordnen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nonbinär in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is nonbinär, spelled N-O-N-B-I-N-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht einem der beiden Geschlechter weiblich oder männlich zuzuordnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nonbinär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Es findet sich sowohl die positive Akzeptanz von nonbinären Identitätskonstruktionen und die Forderung nach sprachlicher Repräsentation beider Geschlechter, als auch die Abwertung von dementsprechenden sprachenpolitischen Maßnahmen bis hin zur Lächerlichmachung der rechtlichen Absicherung körperlicher und sexueller Selbstbestimmung.“
  2. „In diesem Fall würde ich als Forschende die Äußerung einer negativen Einstellung gegenüber einer nonbinären geschlechtlichen Selbstkategorisierung erst hervorbringen.“

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nonbinär"?
"nonbinär" is spelled N-O-N-B-I-N-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔnbiˈnɛːɐ̯].
What does "nonbinär" mean?
As an adjective, "nonbinär" means: nicht einem der beiden Geschlechter weiblich oder männlich zuzuordnen
How do you pronounce "nonbinär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nonbinär" is [nɔnbiˈnɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nonbinär" come from?
"nonbinär" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list