nonpayment
noun
nonpayment is spelled N-O-N-P-A-Y-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nonpayment means “The failure to make a payment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nonpayment is nonpayments.
How many letters and syllables are in nonpayment?
| Letters | 10: N-O-N-P-A-Y-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 nonpayment?
Nonpayment appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 nonpayment?
Nonpayment 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 nonpayment
Also written: non-payment (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of nonpayment
- nonpayments plural
- non-payment
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonpayment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The failure to make a payment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nonpayment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense failure to pay:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | non-paiement |
| German | Nichtzahlung |
| Spanish | impago |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nonpayment come from?
From Middle English nonpayement, nonpaiement, nounpaiement, non paiement, equivalent to non- (“no”, adjective) + payment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).