nonmetallic
adjective
nonmetallic is spelled N-O-N-M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nonmetallic means “Not metallic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nonmetallic?
| Letters | 11: N-O-N-M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nonmetallic?
Nonmetallic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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).
Forms of nonmetallic
- non-metallic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonmetallic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not metallic.
- 2
Of, relating to, or having the properties of a nonmetal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nonmetallic come from?
From non- + metallic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).