nonnonsense
"nonnonsense" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nonnonsense” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rare spelling of non-nonsense.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nonnonsense · nonnonsense · English
nonnonsense · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nonnonsense |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nonnonsense” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nonnonsense is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rare spelling of non-nonsense.".
nonnonsense doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + nonsense. The correct English form is nonnonsense, spelled N-O-N-N-O-N-S-E-N-S-E.
Definition
- 1rare spelling of non-nonsense.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nonnonsense appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This is a highly technical term that is used by philosophers to talk nonsense, and I didn’t think what he was saying was at all nonsense. But I was not quite sure what kind of nonnonsense it was!
Rene has played wonderfully a nonnonsense security chief, comic foil to Shirmerman but has also convincingly played a betrayer.
Etymology
From non- + nonsense.
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.