nonresident

adj

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"nonresident" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nonresident” is uncommon English (frequency #72,597 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,597
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not resident; not residing in the place in question.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nonresident · nonresident · English

nonresident · rank #72,597 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,597
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH nonfarm

Nearest frequency peer: nonfarm (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “nonresident”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “nonresident” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nonresident
PropertyValue
Headwordnonresident
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,597
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “nonresident” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).nonresidentfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “nonfarm” (#72,596), “nonsteroidal” (#72,598), “nobby” (#72,595). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nonresident” is #72,597. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nonresident is uncommon English at frequency #72,597 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not resident; not residing in the place in question.".

nonresident doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + resident. The correct English form is nonresident, spelled N-O-N-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not resident; not residing in the place in question.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands
  2. The Trump administration’s tactics are highly unusual, said Andrew O’Donohue, a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, who studies clashes between courts and elected leaders around the world.

Etymology

From non- + resident.

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 "nonresident"?
"nonresident" is spelled N-O-N-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-T.
What does "nonresident" mean?
As an adjective, "nonresident" means: Not resident; not residing in the place in question.
What is the origin of the word "nonresident"?
From non- + resident. 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 "nonresident", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list