nonchalance
/ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːns/noun
nonchalance is spelled N-O-N-C-H-A-L-A-N-C-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nonchalance means “Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nonchalance is nonchalances.
How many letters and syllables are in nonchalance?
| Letters | 11: N-O-N-C-H-A-L-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 nonchalance?
Nonchalance appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 nonchalance?
- UK /ˈnɒnʃələns/
- US /ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːns/
Nonchalance has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nonchalance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nonchalance?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nonchalance from its last stressed vowel (/ɑns/):
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).
Forms of nonchalance
- nonchalances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonchalance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nonchalance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense indifference; carelessness; coolness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nonchalance |
| German | Nonchalance, Gelassenheit, Lässigkeit, Sprezzatura, Unbekümmertheit, Sorglosigkeit |
| Portuguese | indiferença, descontração |
| Spanish | indiferente, descuidado |
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.
Where does nonchalance come from?
Borrowed from French nonchalance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).