nonrecurring

adj

"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.

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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

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Key facts for nonrecurring
PropertyValue
Headwordnonrecurring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “nonrecurring” in English

nonrecurringsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Not recurring; occurring only once.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nonrecurring"?
"nonrecurring" is spelled N-O-N-R-E-C-U-R-R-I-N-G.
What does "nonrecurring" mean?
As an adjective, "nonrecurring" means: Not recurring; occurring only once.
What is the origin of the word "nonrecurring"?
From non- + recurring. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list