non-dit
\nɔ̃.di\
The verdict
“non-dit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chose qui ne se dit pas, trop évidente ou taboue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-non-dit · non-dit · French
non-dit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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-dit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ̃.di\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « non-dit » en français
Rare enough to double-check
non-dit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chose qui ne se dit pas, trop évidente ou taboue.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for non-dit in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is non-dit, spelled N-O-N---D-I-T.
Definition
- 1Chose qui ne se dit pas, trop évidente ou taboue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how non-dit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il faut pourtant voir de quoi il s’agit : est-ce d’une absence de politique linguistique ou d’une stratégie de non-dit ?
Mais pour l'heure, tout le monde fait comme si le problème n'existait pas. Ce non-dit est dangereux.
This word in other languages
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.