nonabhorrent

adj

"nonabhorrent" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nonabhorrent” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not abhorrent; acceptable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nonabhorrent · nonabhorrent · English

nonabhorrent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for nonabhorrent
PropertyValue
Headwordnonabhorrent
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “nonabhorrent” in English

nonabhorrentranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nonabhorrent is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not abhorrent; acceptable.".

No misspelling variants are generated for nonabhorrent in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + abhorrent. The correct English form is nonabhorrent, spelled N-O-N-A-B-H-O-R-R-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not abhorrent; acceptable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nonabhorrent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. If its essence is "to turn away from—" then nonabhorrent character prompts a turning-toward.
  2. According to his book, he's had over 4,600 sexual partners, which he sees as a totally natural and a completely nonabhorrent way to behave.

Etymology

From non- + abhorrent.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nonabhorrent"?
"nonabhorrent" is spelled N-O-N-A-B-H-O-R-R-E-N-T.
What does "nonabhorrent" mean?
As an adjective, "nonabhorrent" means: Not abhorrent; acceptable.
What is the origin of the word "nonabhorrent"?
From non- + abhorrent. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list