nonvoter

/nɒnˈvəʊtə/

//nɒnˈvəʊtə// noun

"nonvoter" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who does not, or is not eligible to, vote.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nonvoter · nonvoter · English

nonvoter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for nonvoter
PropertyValue
Headwordnonvoter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/nɒnˈvəʊtə/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “nonvoter” in English

nonvoterfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nonvoter is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /nɒnˈvəʊtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Someone who does not, or is not eligible to, vote.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nonvoter, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From non- + voter. The correct English form is nonvoter, spelled N-O-N-V-O-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone who does not, or is not eligible to, vote.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Non-voters were deemed fanatics less dangerous than the Birney and Hale men, who chose at first between the two great debauched parties.
  2. But as well as those who were firmly in team Trump or team Clinton, there’s another group to think about: the non-voters.

Etymology

From non- + voter.

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 "nonvoter"?
"nonvoter" is spelled N-O-N-V-O-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /nɒnˈvəʊtə/.
What does "nonvoter" mean?
As a noun, "nonvoter" means: Someone who does not, or is not eligible to, vote.
How do you pronounce "nonvoter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nonvoter" is /nɒnˈvəʊtə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "nonvoter"?
From non- + voter. 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