nonhuman
adjective, noun
nonhuman is spelled N-O-N-H-U-M-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nonhuman means “Not human; not of the human race” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nonhuman?
| Letters | 8: N-O-N-H-U-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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 nonhuman?
Nonhuman appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 nonhuman?
Nonhuman has 3 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).
Words people confuse with nonhuman
Also written: non-human (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of nonhuman
- non-human
- nonhumans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonhuman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not human; not of the human race.
nonhuman animals
noun
- 1
A creature or thing that is not human.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nonhuman come from?
From non- + human.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).