non-progressive

Name: non-progressive, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“non-progressive” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English: 15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not progressive.

Corpus desk

Index EN-non-progressive · non-progressive · English

non-progressive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-MEGA 15 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-THIN "N" thin
PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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 non-progressive
Property	Value
Headword	non-progressive
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	15
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “non-progressive” in English

non-progressivesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

non-progressive is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not progressive.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for non-progressive, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 non- + progressive. The correct English form is non-progressive, spelled N-O-N---P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E.

Definition

1
Not progressive.

Etymology

From non- + progressive.

Antonyms

progressive

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 "non-progressive"?

"non-progressive" is spelled N-O-N---P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E.

What does "non-progressive" mean?

As an adjective, "non-progressive" means: Not progressive.

What is the origin of the word "non-progressive"?

From non- + progressive. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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