nontoxic
adjective, noun
nontoxic is spelled N-O-N-T-O-X-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nontoxic means “Not toxic; not poisonous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nontoxic?
| Letters | 8: N-O-N-T-O-X-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 nontoxic?
Nontoxic appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 nontoxic?
Nontoxic has 3 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).
Words people confuse with nontoxic
Also written: non-toxic (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of nontoxic
- non-toxic
- nontoxics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nontoxic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not toxic; not poisonous.
noun
- 1
A substance that is not toxic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nontoxic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not toxic:
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 nontoxic come from?
From non- + toxic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).