noncrystallographic

adj

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"noncrystallographic" is a 19-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not pertaining to crystallography.

Corpus desk

Index EN-noncrystallographic · noncrystallographic · English

noncrystallographic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Key facts for noncrystallographic
PropertyValue
Headwordnoncrystallographic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “noncrystallographic” sits in English frequency

noncrystallographic falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

noncrystallographic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not pertaining to crystallography.".

No misspelling variants are generated for noncrystallographic in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + crystallographic. The correct English form is noncrystallographic, spelled N-O-N-C-R-Y-S-T-A-L-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not pertaining to crystallography.

Etymology

From non- + crystallographic.

Antonyms

crystallographic

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noncrystallographic"?
"noncrystallographic" is spelled N-O-N-C-R-Y-S-T-A-L-L-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C.
What does "noncrystallographic" mean?
As an adjective, "noncrystallographic" means: Not pertaining to crystallography.
What is the origin of the word "noncrystallographic"?
From non- + crystallographic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list