non-violent
"non-violent" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“non-violent” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without violence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-non-violent · non-violent · English
non-violent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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-violent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “non-violent” in English
Rare enough to double-check
non-violent is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for non-violent in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + violent. The correct English form is non-violent, spelled N-O-N---V-I-O-L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Without violence.
- 2Opposed to violence.
- 3Sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how non-violent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The measure asked Gov. Ronald Reagan to declare April 4 Martin Luther King Jr. day as a memorial to "the nation's leading advocate of loving non-violent action."
Etymology
From non- + violent.
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.