noncriminal
adjective, noun
noncriminal is spelled N-O-N-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, noncriminal means “Not criminal; civil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in noncriminal?
| Letters | 11: N-O-N-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is noncriminal?
Noncriminal appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 noncriminal?
Noncriminal has 4 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).
Forms of noncriminal
- non-criminal
- noncriminals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does noncriminal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not criminal; civil.
noun
- 1
One who is not a criminal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does noncriminal come from?
From non- + criminal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).