nonperformance
noun
nonperformance is spelled N-O-N-P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-C-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nonperformance means “A failure to perform a task, especially a task that one was legally bound to do” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nonperformance is nonperformances.
How many letters and syllables are in nonperformance?
| Letters | 14: N-O-N-P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 nonperformance?
Nonperformance appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 nonperformance?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-nonperformance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nonperformance
- nonperformances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonperformance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A failure to perform a task, especially a task that one was legally bound to do.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nonperformance come from?
From non- + performance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).