nonconformity
/nɑnkənˈfɔɹmɪdi/
"nonconformity" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nonconformity” is uncommon English (frequency #78,873 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,873
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the pri...
Corpus desk
Index EN-nonconformity · nonconformity · English
nonconformity · rank #78,873 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,873
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH nonexistence
Nearest frequency peer: nonexistence (+1 rank slots)
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “nonconformity”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- NHI
NHI
21,135 corpus weight
- Nicaea
Nicaea
21,134 corpus weight
- nitrocellul…
nitrocellulose
21,131 corpus weight
- nonconformi…
nonconformity
21,128 corpus weight
- nonexistence
nonexistence
21,127 corpus weight
- Nyberg
Nyberg
21,122 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “nonconformity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nonconformity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /nɑnkənˈfɔɹmɪdi/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #78,873 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nonconformity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nonconformity is uncommon English at frequency #78,873 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /nɑnkənˈfɔɹmɪdi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nonconformity, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + conformity. The correct English form is nonconformity, spelled N-O-N-C-O-N-F-O-R-M-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
- 2A rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law.
- 3A type of unconformity in which a nonsedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nonconformity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Here then is S. Pauls Judaeus in abscondito, a Jew inwardly. Here is the true Recusant, and the true Non-conformitan; Au∣diunt, sed non faciunt: he comes to hear, but never comes to doe; there's Recusancy: he confesses that he hath received good instru∣ction, but he refufes to conform himself unto it; there's Non-con∣formity'.
But as no man, that does acknowledg the Authority and Divinity of the Scriptures, can easily satisfie himself in living in the Breach of any of it's known rules and precepts, without the countenance and protection (such as it is) of some vain imagination, and deceitful reasoning or other, so is it in this case with some, who having no mind to this way of…
Etymology
From non- + conformity.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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