nonparametric
"nonparametric" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nonparametric” is uncommon English (frequency #80,711 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,711
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a flexible number or nature of parameters which are not fixed in advance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nonparametric · nonparametric · English
nonparametric · rank #80,711 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,711
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH NPN
Nearest frequency peer: NPN (+1 rank slots)
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Frequency neighbourhood for “nonparametric”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- nitpicking
nitpicking
19,294 corpus weight
- nitwit
nitwit
19,293 corpus weight
- nonparametr…
nonparametric
19,290 corpus weight
- NPN
NPN
19,289 corpus weight
- NRDC
NRDC
19,288 corpus weight
- nuzzling
nuzzling
19,287 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “nonparametric” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nonparametric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #80,711 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nonparametric” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nonparametric is uncommon English at frequency #80,711 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
nonparametric has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + parametric. The correct English form is nonparametric, spelled N-O-N-P-A-R-A-M-E-T-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1Having a flexible number or nature of parameters which are not fixed in advance.
- 2Free of assumptions about the frequency distributions of the variables being assessed.
Etymology
From non- + parametric.
Synonyms
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.
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