nonetheless
/ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/
"nonetheless" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nonetheless” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,714
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Nevertheless.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nonetheless · nonetheless · English
nonetheless · rank #6,714 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,714
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH newest
Nearest frequency peer: newest (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “nonetheless”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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93,289 corpus weight
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93,288 corpus weight
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93,287 corpus weight
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93,286 corpus weight
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What this shows Bars show where “nonetheless” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nonetheless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #6,714 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nonetheless” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around nonetheless (IPA /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #6,714 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nevertheless.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for nonetheless, with forms such as "nnoetheless", "nnonetheless", and "noentheless". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English *non-the-les, variant of no-the-les, noþeles, naþelees, from Old English nān þȳ lǣs, nā þē lǣs, nā þȳ lǣs. By surface analysis, none + the + less. The correct English form is nonetheless, spelled N-O-N-E-T-H-E-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Nevertheless.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nonetheless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And "Juno" is the kind of movie all indie comedies wish they could be: light and lovable, perhaps a bit too pleased with the cleverness of its dialogue, but a small charmer nonetheless.
That's proof to Freire that the party has room for moderate Republicans who are nonetheless loyal Republicans.
Etymology
From Middle English *non-the-les, variant of no-the-les, noþeles, naþelees, from Old English nān þȳ lǣs, nā þē lǣs, nā þȳ lǣs. By surface analysis, none + the + less.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nnoetheless
- nnonetheless
- noentheless
- nonehteless
- nonetehless
- nonetheelss
- nonetheles
- nonethelless
- nonethelses
- nonethheless
- nonethleess
- nonettheless
- nonnetheless
- nonteheless
- onnetheless
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nonetheless - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nonetheless", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,714 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.