nonprofit

adj

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"nonprofit" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nonprofit” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,833
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).

Corpus desk

Index EN-nonprofit · nonprofit · English

nonprofit · rank #8,833 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,833
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH mounting

Nearest frequency peer: mounting (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “nonprofit”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “nonprofit” 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 nonprofit
PropertyValue
Headwordnonprofit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,833
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nonprofit”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).nonprofitlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “mounting” (#8,832), “NSA” (#8,834), “mortal” (#8,831). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nonprofit” is #8,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around nonprofit, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,833 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nonprofit, with forms such as "nnonprofit", "nnoprofit", and "nonnprofit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + profit. The correct English form is nonprofit, spelled N-O-N-P-R-O-F-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Here in New York, plush rehabilitation centers literally canvass for big-paying clients whose insurance will cover the average $11,000 to $14,000 cost for a month's treatment. Meanwhile, there are only 12,000 non-profit treatment beds in the state for a conservatively estimated 350,000 addicts.
  2. The site's infrastructure (but not its content) is now run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), which will be described in depth in Chapter 17.

Etymology

From non- + profit.

Synonyms

not-for-profitnon-profit-making

Antonyms

for-profit

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnonprofit
  • nnoprofit
  • nonnprofit
  • nonporfit
  • nonpprofit
  • nonprfoit
  • nonproffit
  • nonprofitt
  • nonprofti
  • nonproift
  • nonprrofit
  • nonrpofit
  • nopnrofit
  • onnprofit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nonprofit - 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.

nnonprofit1nnoprofit2nonnprofit1nonporfit2nonpprofit1nonprfoit2nonproffit1nonprofitt1
Edit distance from "nonprofit"

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 "nonprofit"?
"nonprofit" is spelled N-O-N-P-R-O-F-I-T.
What does "nonprofit" mean?
As an adjective, "nonprofit" means: Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).
What are common misspellings of "nonprofit"?
Common misspellings include "nnonprofit", "nnoprofit", "nonnprofit", "nonporfit", "nonpprofit". The correct spelling is "nonprofit".
What is the origin of the word "nonprofit"?
From non- + profit. 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 "nonprofit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list