nonuse
/nɒnˈjuːs/noun
nonuse is spelled N-O-N-U-S-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nonuse means “The failure to make use of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nonuse is nonuses.
How many letters and syllables are in nonuse?
| Letters | 6: N-O-N-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nonuse?
Nonuse appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 nonuse?
- UK /nɒnˈjuːs/
Nonuse has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with nonuse?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nonuse from its last stressed vowel (/us/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of nonuse
- nonuses plural
- non-use
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonuse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The failure to make use of something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nonuse come from?
From non- + use.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).