nonprofit
adjective, noun
nonprofit is spelled N-O-N-P-R-O-F-I-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “non-profit vs nonprofit” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As an adjective, nonprofit means “Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nonprofit?
| Letters | 9: N-O-N-P-R-O-F-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is nonprofit?
Nonprofit appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 nonprofit?
- General-American
Nonprofit 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). Recordings: En-us-nonprofit.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with nonprofit
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: non-profit (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of nonprofit
- non-profit
- nonprofits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonprofit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of nonprofit organization (“an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nonprofit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sans but lucratif, à but non lucratif , association sans but lucratif |
| German | ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht, nonprofit , Non-Profit-Organisation |
| Portuguese | sem fins lucrativos , organização sem fins lucrativos |
| Spanish | sin ánimo de lucro, sin fin lucrativo , organización sin ánimo de lucro, organización sin fin lucrativo |
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 nonprofit come from?
From non- + profit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).