nonemergency
adjective, noun
nonemergency is spelled N-O-N-E-M-E-R-G-E-N-C-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nonemergency means “Not an emergency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nonemergency?
| Letters | 12: N-O-N-E-M-E-R-G-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nonemergency?
Nonemergency appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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).
How do you pronounce nonemergency?
Nonemergency has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of nonemergency
- nonemergencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonemergency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not an emergency.
a nonemergency situation
- 2
Not involved in emergency services, such as fire or rescue.
nonemergency personnel
noun
- 1
Something that is not an emergency
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nonemergency come from?
From non- + emergency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).