nonrecurring
"nonrecurring" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nonrecurring” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not recurring; occurring only once.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nonrecurring · nonrecurring · English
nonrecurring · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | nonrecurring |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nonrecurring” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nonrecurring is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not recurring; occurring only once.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nonrecurring, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + recurring. The correct English form is nonrecurring, spelled N-O-N-R-E-C-U-R-R-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Not recurring; occurring only once.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nonrecurring appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In accounting, nonrecurring items are exceptional transactions that are not related to normal business operations. The most common nonrecurring items are capital gains, additional write-downs or reversals of write-downs, and provisions for planned restructuring and penalties.
Etymology
From non- + recurring.
This word in other languages
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.