noncitizen
noun
noncitizen is spelled N-O-N-C-I-T-I-Z-E-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, noncitizen means “Someone who is not a citizen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of noncitizen is noncitizens.
How many letters and syllables are in noncitizen?
| Letters | 10: N-O-N-C-I-T-I-Z-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 noncitizen?
Noncitizen appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 noncitizen
- noncitizens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does noncitizen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who is not a citizen.
It can be very difficult to hire a noncitizen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Noncitizen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who is not a citizen:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | non-citoyen, non-citoyenne |
| German | Nichtbürger, Nichtbürgerin |
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 noncitizen come from?
From non- + citizen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).