nonsteroidal
adjective, noun
nonsteroidal is spelled N-O-N-S-T-E-R-O-I-D-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nonsteroidal means “That does not consist of or contain steroids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nonsteroidal?
| Letters | 12: N-O-N-S-T-E-R-O-I-D-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nonsteroidal?
Nonsteroidal appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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).
Forms of nonsteroidal
- nonsteroidals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonsteroidal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That does not consist of or contain steroids.
noun
- 1
Any drug not containing steroids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nonsteroidal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense free of steroids:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | non-stéroïdien, non stéroïdien |
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.