nonrenewable
adjective, noun
nonrenewable is spelled N-O-N-R-E-N-E-W-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nonrenewable means “Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nonrenewable?
| Letters | 12: N-O-N-R-E-N-E-W-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is nonrenewable?
Nonrenewable appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 nonrenewable?
Nonrenewable has 5 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).
Forms of nonrenewable
- nonrenewables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonrenewable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.
- 2
unsustainable; not able to be regrown or renewed; not having an ongoing or continuous source of supply
Coal is nonrenewable.
noun
- 1
A resource that is not renewable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nonrenewable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | nicht erneuerbar , nicht erneuerbare Energie |
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 nonrenewable come from?
From non- + renewable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).