non-prolifération
\nɔ̃.pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“non-prolifération” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Absence de prolifération de quelque chose de nuisible (armes nucléaires, en particulier).
Corpus desk
Index FR-non-proliferation · non-prolifération · French
non-prolifération · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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-prolifération |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ̃.pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “non-prolifération” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
non-prolifération is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃.pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absence de prolifération de quelque chose de nuisible (armes nucléaires, en particulier).".
No misspelling variants are generated for non-prolifération in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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-prolifération, spelled N-O-N---P-R-O-L-I-F-É-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Absence de prolifération de quelque chose de nuisible (armes nucléaires, en particulier).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how non-prolifération appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En réponse à une tribune appelant la France à soutenir un traité de non-prolifération des énergies fossiles signée par Valérie Masson-Delmotte et Céline Guivarch, on trouve ce type de commentaires : « vous commencer vraiment à nous les briser avec cette arnaque », « l’escrologie amènera plus de misère », « foutaise, renseignez-vous sur le pourcentage de C…
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