noncomputation

noun

"noncomputation" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“noncomputation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absence of computation; failure to compute something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-noncomputation · noncomputation · English

noncomputation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for noncomputation
PropertyValue
Headwordnoncomputation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “noncomputation” in English

noncomputationsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

noncomputation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absence of computation; failure to compute something.".

Zero misspellings are on record for noncomputation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + computation. The correct English form is noncomputation, spelled N-O-N-C-O-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Absence of computation; failure to compute something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how noncomputation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. By a noncomputation of Turing machine M on input w we mean any string (over the alphabet used to represent computations) that does not represent a valid […]

Etymology

From non- + computation.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noncomputation"?
"noncomputation" is spelled N-O-N-C-O-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "noncomputation" mean?
As a noun, "noncomputation" means: Absence of computation; failure to compute something.
What is the origin of the word "noncomputation"?
From non- + computation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list