noncancerous
adjective
noncancerous is spelled N-O-N-C-A-N-C-E-R-O-U-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, noncancerous means “Of a tumor, that is not cancerous; benign” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in noncancerous?
| Letters | 12: N-O-N-C-A-N-C-E-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is noncancerous?
Noncancerous appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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).
Forms of noncancerous
- non-cancerous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does noncancerous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a tumor, that is not cancerous; benign.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does noncancerous come from?
From non- + cancerous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).