nonchalant
[ˌnɔ̃ʃaˈlɑ̃ː]
The verdict
“nonchalant” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich nicht an Formen haltend (was liebenswürdig ungezwungen, aber auch rücksichtslos wirken kann)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nonchalant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌnɔ̃ʃaˈlɑ̃ː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nonchalant” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for nonchalant is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌnɔ̃ʃaˈlɑ̃ː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich nicht an Formen haltend (was liebenswürdig ungezwungen, aber auch rücksichtslos wirken kann)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nonchalant, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is nonchalant, spelled N-O-N-C-H-A-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1sich nicht an Formen haltend (was liebenswürdig ungezwungen, aber auch rücksichtslos wirken kann)
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.
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Using “nonchalant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-O-N-C-H-A-L-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌnɔ̃ʃaˈlɑ̃ː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.