non-smoker
"non-smoker" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“non-smoker” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Somebody who does not smoke tobacco.
Corpus desk
Index EN-non-smoker · non-smoker · English
non-smoker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | non-smoker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “non-smoker” in English
Rare enough to double-check
non-smoker is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for non-smoker, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + smoker. The correct English form is non-smoker, spelled N-O-N---S-M-O-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Somebody who does not smoke tobacco.
- 2A railway carriage where smoking tobacco is not permitted.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how non-smoker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The smaller saloon is reserved for non-smokers in both cases.
Etymology
From non- + smoker.
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.