non-binaire
\nɔ̃.bi.nɛʁ\
The verdict
“non-binaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui relève d’une identité de genre ni exclusivement féminine, ni exclusivement masculine, ou ni l’un ni l’autre, en-dehors du concept de la binarité de genre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-non-binaire · non-binaire · French
non-binaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | non-binaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \nɔ̃.bi.nɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « non-binaire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
non-binaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \nɔ̃.bi.nɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui relève d’une identité de genre ni exclusivement féminine, ni exclusivement masculine, ou ni l’un ni l’autre, en-dehors du concept de la binarité de genre.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for non-binaire, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is non-binaire, spelled N-O-N---B-I-N-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui relève d’une identité de genre ni exclusivement féminine, ni exclusivement masculine, ou ni l’un ni l’autre, en-dehors du concept de la binarité de genre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how non-binaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils peuvent ainsi incarner un homme, une femme mais également un individu non-binaire.
Une personne non-binaire est une personne dont le genre n’est ni exclusivement féminin, ni exclusivement masculin.
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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.