Nonchalance
[nõʃaˈlɑ̃ːs]
The verdict
“Nonchalance” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haltung/Verhalten, eigene Ideen/Interessen zu verfolgen, ohne sich allzu sehr auf andere Betroffene einzustellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nonchalance · Nonchalance · German
Nonchalance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nonchalance |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nõʃaˈlɑ̃ːs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nonchalance“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nonchalance is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nõʃaˈlɑ̃ːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haltung/Verhalten, eigene Ideen/Interessen zu verfolgen, ohne sich allzu sehr auf andere Betroffene einzustellen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nonchalance, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nonchalance, spelled N-O-N-C-H-A-L-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Haltung/Verhalten, eigene Ideen/Interessen zu verfolgen, ohne sich allzu sehr auf andere Betroffene einzustellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nonchalance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seine Nonchalance wirkte auf mich etwas hochnäsig.
„Zur Anmut gehören Beiläufigkeit, Ungekünsteltheit, Nonchalance, Sprezzatura; und wenn sie in Begleitung ihrer Schwester, der Demut, auftritt, ist sie unbesiegbar.“
This word in other languages
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.