nondrinker
"nondrinker" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nondrinker” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nondrinker · nondrinker · English
nondrinker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nondrinker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nondrinker” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nondrinker is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for nondrinker in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + drinker. The correct English form is nondrinker, spelled N-O-N-D-R-I-N-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.
- 2Someone who does not drink a specified beverage (milk, wine, coffee, etc).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nondrinker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A majority of adolescents (66%) believe that an adolescent who changed from heavy drinker to nondrinker will be accepted by nondrinkers/moderate drinkers.
Data were analyzed to test differences between: (1) drinkers and nondrinkers of milk, and (2) [...]
Etymology
From non- + drinker.
Synonyms
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.