nonpartisan

adj

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"nonpartisan" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nonpartisan” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,514
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nonpartisan · nonpartisan · English

nonpartisan · rank #32,514 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,514
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Norwalk

Nearest frequency peer: Norwalk (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Rank peers near misspelling magnet “nonpartisan”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “nonpartisan” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nonpartisan
PropertyValue
Headwordnonpartisan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#32,514
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nonpartisan”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).nonpartisanlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Norwalk” (#32,515), “Newmarket” (#32,512), “noxious” (#32,516). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nonpartisan” is #32,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around nonpartisan, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,514 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for nonpartisan, with forms such as "nnonpartisan", "nnopartisan", and "nonaprtisan". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + partisan. The correct English form is nonpartisan, spelled N-O-N-P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how nonpartisan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This means Gore will have to stop dancing away from the question as if the pardon decision were somehow shared with the pardonee. It's time he chose the hard right over the easy wrong answer. (For Bush, it would be an opportunity to demonstrate nonpartisan compassion on a grand scale.)

Etymology

From non- + partisan.

This word in other languages

apartidista(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnonpartisan
  • nnopartisan
  • nonaprtisan
  • nonnpartisan
  • nonparitsan
  • nonparrtisan
  • nonpartiasn
  • nonpartisann
  • nonpartisna
  • nonpartissan
  • nonpartsian
  • nonparttisan
  • nonpatrisan
  • nonppartisan
  • nonpratisan
  • nopnartisan
  • onnpartisan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nonpartisan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nnonpartisan1nnopartisan2nonaprtisan2nonnpartisan1nonparitsan2nonparrtisan1nonpartiasn2nonpartisann1
Edit distance from "nonpartisan"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nonpartisan"?
"nonpartisan" is spelled N-O-N-P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N.
What does "nonpartisan" mean?
As an adjective, "nonpartisan" means: Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.
What are common misspellings of "nonpartisan"?
Common misspellings include "nnonpartisan", "nnopartisan", "nonaprtisan", "nonnpartisan", "nonparitsan". The correct spelling is "nonpartisan".
What is the origin of the word "nonpartisan"?
From non- + partisan. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nonpartisan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list