nonrivalrous

adj

"nonrivalrous" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nonrivalrous” 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 rivalrous.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nonrivalrous · nonrivalrous · English

nonrivalrous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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

Long-tail rank of “nonrivalrous” in English

nonrivalrousranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

nonrivalrous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not rivalrous.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nonrivalrous, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + rivalrous. The correct English form is nonrivalrous, spelled N-O-N-R-I-V-A-L-R-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not rivalrous.

Etymology

From non- + rivalrous.

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 "nonrivalrous"?
"nonrivalrous" is spelled N-O-N-R-I-V-A-L-R-O-U-S.
What does "nonrivalrous" mean?
As an adjective, "nonrivalrous" means: Not rivalrous.
What is the origin of the word "nonrivalrous"?
From non- + rivalrous. 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