nonchalant
[ˌnɔ̃ʃaˈlɑ̃ː]
The verdict
“nonchalant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich nicht an Formen haltend (was liebenswürdig ungezwungen, aber auch rücksichtslos wirken kann)
Corpus desk
Index DE-nonchalant · nonchalant · German
nonchalant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nonchalant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌnɔ̃ʃaˈlɑ̃ː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nonchalant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nonchalant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌnɔ̃ʃaˈlɑ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nonchalant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nonchalant verzichtete sie darauf, mit ihrem Doktor-Titel angesprochen zu werden.
Über unseren Einwand ging er ganz nonchalant hinweg.
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.