nondiscrimination
"nondiscrimination" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nondiscrimination” is uncommon English (frequency #68,487 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,487
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - An act or policy of not engaging in discrimination.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nondiscrimination · nondiscrimination · English
nondiscrimination · rank #68,487 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,487
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH niet
Nearest frequency peer: niet (-3 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “nondiscrimination”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- necker
necker
31,522 corpus weight
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neurosurgical
31,520 corpus weight
- niet
niet
31,517 corpus weight
- nondiscrimi…
nondiscrimination
31,514 corpus weight
- nyan
nyan
31,511 corpus weight
- obfuscate
obfuscate
31,508 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “nondiscrimination” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nondiscrimination |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #68,487 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nondiscrimination” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nondiscrimination is uncommon English at frequency #68,487 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An act or policy of not engaging in discrimination.".
nondiscrimination doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + discrimination. The correct English form is nondiscrimination, spelled N-O-N-D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An act or policy of not engaging in discrimination.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nondiscrimination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“The college is unfortunately not comfortable accepting any new NSF or NIH grants, at least at this time,” wrote Provost Eiko Siniawer and Lara Shore-Sheppard, dean of faculty. “This new condition goes well beyond a standard certification that the college comply with all applicable nondiscrimination laws.”
Etymology
From non- + discrimination.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.