nonequilibrium

noun

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

The verdict

“nonequilibrium” 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) - The condition of not being in equilibrium.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nonequilibrium · nonequilibrium · English

nonequilibrium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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

Long-tail rank of “nonequilibrium” in English

nonequilibriumsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nonequilibrium is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The condition of not being in equilibrium.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nonequilibrium in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + equilibrium. The correct English form is nonequilibrium, spelled N-O-N-E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of not being in equilibrium.

Etymology

From non- + equilibrium.

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 "nonequilibrium"?
"nonequilibrium" is spelled N-O-N-E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-I-U-M.
What does "nonequilibrium" mean?
As a noun, "nonequilibrium" means: The condition of not being in equilibrium.
What is the origin of the word "nonequilibrium"?
From non- + equilibrium. 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