nondegenerate
adjective, noun
nondegenerate is spelled N-O-N-D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nondegenerate means “Not degenerate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nondegenerate?
| Letters | 13: N-O-N-D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 nondegenerate?
Nondegenerate appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 nondegenerate
- non-degenerate
- nondegenerates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nondegenerate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not degenerate.
noun
- 1
An instance or configuration that is not degenerate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nondegenerate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | nichtentartet |
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 nondegenerate come from?
From non- + degenerate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).