nonunion
/nɒnˈjuːni.ən/
"nonunion" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nonunion” is uncommon English (frequency #96,292 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,292
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Not part of a labor union; not unionized.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nonunion · nonunion · English
nonunion · rank #96,292 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,292
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH nondenominati…
Nearest frequency peer: nondenominational (-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 “nonunion”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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What this shows Bars show where “nonunion” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nonunion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /nɒnˈjuːni.ən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #96,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nonunion” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nonunion is uncommon English at frequency #96,292 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /nɒnˈjuːni.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not part of a labor union; not unionized.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nonunion, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + union. The correct English form is nonunion, spelled N-O-N-U-N-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Not part of a labor union; not unionized.
Etymology
From non- + union.
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 8 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.