nondevelopment

noun

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

The verdict

“nondevelopment” 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) - Lack of development, or failure to develop.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nondevelopment · nondevelopment · English

nondevelopment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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

Long-tail rank of “nondevelopment” in English

nondevelopmentfalls 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

nondevelopment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lack of development, or failure to develop.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nondevelopment in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + development. The correct English form is nondevelopment, spelled N-O-N-D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lack of development, or failure to develop.

Etymology

From non- + development.

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 "nondevelopment"?
"nondevelopment" is spelled N-O-N-D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T.
What does "nondevelopment" mean?
As a noun, "nondevelopment" means: Lack of development, or failure to develop.
What is the origin of the word "nondevelopment"?
From non- + development. 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