non sequitur
/ˌnɒn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə/
"non-sequitur" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“non sequitur” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-non-sequitur · non sequitur · English
non sequitur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | non sequitur |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌnɒn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “non sequitur” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
non sequitur is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌnɒn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for non sequitur in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin nōn sequitur (literally “it does not follow”). The correct English form is non sequitur, spelled N-O-N- -S-E-Q-U-I-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.
- 2Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.
- 3A statement that does not logically follow a statement that preceded it.
- 4A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin nōn sequitur (literally “it does not follow”).
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.
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