NFP

noun

"nfp" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“NFP” is uncommon English (frequency #62,359 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,359
frequency rank, English
24,391
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Initialism of not-for-profit.

Key facts for NFP
PropertyValue
HeadwordNFP
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#62,359
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “NFP” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). NFP lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

NFP is uncommon English at frequency #62,359 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for NFP in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is NFP, spelled N-F-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of not-for-profit.
  2. 2
    Initialism of natural family planning.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "NFP"?
"NFP" is spelled N-F-P.
What does "NFP" mean?
As a noun, "NFP" means: Initialism of not-for-profit.
What language does "NFP" come from?
"NFP" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “NFP”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-F-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list