# non

> English word · Adverb · IPA /nɑn/ · frequency rank #515

## Definitions
1. Obsolete form of none.
2. Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-.

## Easily confused with
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nz)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nt)
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-np)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nu)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nr)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-now)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nor)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nov)
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nyc)
- **nut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nut)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nsa)
- **NSW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nsw)
- **nun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nun)
- **nos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nos)
- **NPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-npr)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nra)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nye)
- **NYT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nyt)
- **NYU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nyu)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/non