non-stop
adjective, adverb, noun
non-stop is an adjective meaning “Alternative form of nonstop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled N-O-N-S-T-O-P and has 2 syllables.
What does non-stop mean?
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of nonstop.
adverb
- 1
Alternative form of nonstop.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of nonstop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce non-stop?
- US
Non-stop has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-non-stop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of non-stop
- non-stops plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with non-stop
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: nonstop (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Where does non-stop come from?
From non- + stop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).