Non-traditional or nontraditional?
non-traditional is an adjective meaning “Alternative form of nontraditional”; nontraditional is an adjective meaning “Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional”. non-traditional is written with a hyphen and nontraditional as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between non-traditional and nontraditional?
| non-traditional | nontraditional | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Meaning | Alternative form of nontraditional | Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional Innovative; new; daring |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 3 million words |
Sources: non-traditional and nontraditional in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of non-traditional and nontraditional
non-traditional
- 1
Alternative form of nontraditional
nontraditional
- 1
Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional
- 2
Innovative; new; daring
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, non-traditional or nontraditional?
non-traditional is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; nontraditional about once in every 3 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).