nonpotable
"nonpotable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nonpotable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not drinkable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nonpotable · nonpotable · English
nonpotable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | nonpotable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nonpotable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nonpotable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not drinkable.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nonpotable, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + potable. The correct English form is nonpotable, spelled N-O-N-P-O-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not drinkable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nonpotable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We found out too late that the water was nonpotable.
Etymology
From non- + potable.
Antonyms
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.