nongovernment
adjective, noun
nongovernment is spelled N-O-N-G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nongovernment means “Not governmental in nature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nongovernment?
| Letters | 13: N-O-N-G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 nongovernment?
Nongovernment appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 nongovernment?
Nongovernment has 4 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 nongovernment
- nongovernments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nongovernment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not governmental in nature.
In this country, it is hard to find a nongovernment job.
noun
- 1
An organization that is not a government.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nongovernment come from?
From non- + government.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).