# nonchalant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/ · frequency rank #39,933

## Definitions
1. Casually calm and relaxed.
2. Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from non- (“not”) + chaloir (“to have concern for”), from Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).

## Easily confused with
- **nonchalantly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nonchalant-vs-nonchalantly)

## Common misspellings (16)
`nnochalant`, `nnonchalant`, `nocnhalant`, `noncahlant`, `noncchalant`, `nonchaalnt`, `nonchalannt`, `nonchalantt`, `nonchalatn`, `nonchallant`, `nonchalnat`, `nonchhalant`, `nonchlaant`, `nonhcalant`, `nonnchalant`, `onnchalant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nonchalant