non-verbal
/ˌnɒnˈvɜː.bl̩/
"non-verbal" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“non-verbal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - In a form other than written or spoken words, such as gestures, facial expressions or body language.
Corpus desk
Index EN-non-verbal · non-verbal · English
non-verbal · 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-verbal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌnɒnˈvɜː.bl̩/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “non-verbal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
non-verbal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌnɒnˈvɜː.bl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for non-verbal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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: From non- + verbal. The correct English form is non-verbal, spelled N-O-N---V-E-R-B-A-L.
Definition
- 1In a form other than written or spoken words, such as gestures, facial expressions or body language.
- 2Of or relating to a word that belongs to any part of speech other than that of verbs.
- 3Unable to speak.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how non-verbal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the Moroccan dialect of Meknès, verbal negation is by means of the circumfix ma...-š, as in (15), while nonverbal negation is primarily by means of invariable ma-ši before the nonverbal predicate, as in (16).
Negative prefix in Russian is a distinctive feature of nonverbal parts of speech, namesly, nouns (even those that do not denote situations, e.g. 3a), adjectives (3b), and adverbs (3c): […]
Etymology
From non- + verbal.
Antonyms
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.