no worries

intj

"no-worries" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“no worries” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A general reassurance not to be concerned further with a subject.

Corpus desk

Index EN-no-worries · no worries · English

no worries · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for no worries
PropertyValue
Headwordno worries
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “no worries” in English

no worriesfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

no worries is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for no worries in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From no + plural of worry (“concern, cause for anxiety”), but used flexibly. The correct English form is no worries, spelled N-O- -W-O-R-R-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A general reassurance not to be concerned further with a subject.
  2. 2
    A general reassurance not to be concerned further with a subject.
  3. 3
    A general reassurance not to be concerned further with a subject.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how no worries appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sorry if my music's bothering you. — No worries. I really like classical.
  2. Thanks so much for the lift. — No worries, I had to go that way anyway.

Etymology

From no + plural of worry (“concern, cause for anxiety”), but used flexibly.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "no worries"?
"no worries" is spelled N-O- -W-O-R-R-I-E-S.
What does "no worries" mean?
As an interjection, "no worries" means: A general reassurance not to be concerned further with a subject.
What is the origin of the word "no worries"?
From no + plural of worry (“concern, cause for anxiety”), but used flexibly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list