nonsteroidal
"nonsteroidal" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nonsteroidal” is uncommon English (frequency #72,598 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,598
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - That does not consist of or contain steroids.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nonsteroidal · nonsteroidal · English
nonsteroidal · rank #72,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,598
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH nonresident
Nearest frequency peer: nonresident (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “nonsteroidal”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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nobby
27,406 corpus weight
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nonfarm
27,405 corpus weight
- nonresident
nonresident
27,404 corpus weight
- nonsteroidal
nonsteroidal
27,403 corpus weight
- Norbury
Norbury
27,402 corpus weight
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norovirus
27,401 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “nonsteroidal” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nonsteroidal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #72,598 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nonsteroidal” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nonsteroidal is uncommon English at frequency #72,598 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That does not consist of or contain steroids.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nonsteroidal, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + steroidal. The correct English form is nonsteroidal, spelled N-O-N-S-T-E-R-O-I-D-A-L.
Definition
- 1That does not consist of or contain steroids.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nonsteroidal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Finerenone, a nonsteroidal MRA, was among the drugs in the trials.
Etymology
From non- + steroidal.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.