nontransparency

noun

"nontransparency" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nontransparency” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of not being transparent.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nontransparency · nontransparency · English

nontransparency · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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 nontransparency
PropertyValue
Headwordnontransparency
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “nontransparency” in English

nontransparencyranks 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

nontransparency is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The property of not being transparent.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nontransparency, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + transparency. The correct English form is nontransparency, spelled N-O-N-T-R-A-N-S-P-A-R-E-N-C-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of not being transparent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. This paper studies the nontransparency of backbones.

Etymology

From non- + transparency.

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 "nontransparency"?
"nontransparency" is spelled N-O-N-T-R-A-N-S-P-A-R-E-N-C-Y.
What does "nontransparency" mean?
As a noun, "nontransparency" means: The property of not being transparent.
What is the origin of the word "nontransparency"?
From non- + transparency. 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