Which to use
“nonchalant” is an adjective and “nonchalantly” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,933
- “nonchalant” frequency rank
- #48,382
- “nonchalantly” frequency rank
- 88315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nonchalant | nonchalantly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Casually calm and relaxed. | In a nonchalant manner. |
Letter map: nonchalant vs nonchalantly
Shared letters muted; letters that set nonchalant and nonchalantly apart highlighted. Shared run: 10.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nonchalant is anadjective and nonchalantlyanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “nonchalant” sits inside “nonchalantly”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nonchalant is recorded at frequency rank #39,933, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/. nonchalantly is at rank #48,382, tagged as anadv.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 88315, this pair ranks #6,506 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nonchalant vs nonchalantly
Shared letters: achlnot. Private to "nonchalant": -. Private to "nonchalantly": y.
"nonchalant" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "nonchalantly" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nonchalant ← nnochalant · nnonchalant · nocnhalant · noncahlant · noncchalant · nonchaalnt · nonchalannt · nonchalantt
- nonchalantly ← nnochalantly · nnonchalantly · nocnhalantly · noncahlantly · noncchalantly · nonchaalntly · nonchalanlty · nonchalanntly