nonblocking
/nɑnˈblɑkɪŋ/adjective
nonblocking is spelled N-O-N-B-L-O-C-K-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nonblocking means “That does not block; allowing other tasks to proceed immediately rather than having to wait for completion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nonblocking?
| Letters | 11: N-O-N-B-L-O-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nonblocking?
Nonblocking appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 nonblocking?
- US /nɑnˈblɑkɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-nonblocking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nonblocking?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nonblocking from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does nonblocking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That does not block; allowing other tasks to proceed immediately rather than having to wait for completion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nonblocking come from?
From non- + blocking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).