nonbeliever
noun
nonbeliever is spelled N-O-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-E-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nonbeliever means “A person who does not believe, especially regarding religion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nonbeliever is nonbelievers.
How many letters and syllables are in nonbeliever?
| Letters | 11: N-O-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nonbeliever?
Nonbeliever appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nonbeliever?
- US
Nonbeliever has 4 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: En-us-nonbeliever.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nonbeliever
- nonbelievers plural
- non-believer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonbeliever mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who does not believe, especially regarding religion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nonbeliever in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | non-croyant, non-croyante, athée |
| German | Ungläubiger, Ungläubige, Nichtglaubender, Nichtglaubende, Nichtgläubiger, Nichtgläubige |
| Portuguese | incrédulo, incrédula, descrente, ateu, atéia |
| Spanish | ateo, atea, no creyente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.