non-prolifération

\nɔ̃.pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\nɔ̃.pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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.

Key facts for non-prolifération
PropertyValue
Headwordnon-prolifération
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ̃.pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “non-prolifération” sits in French frequency

non-prolifération falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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

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

  1. 1
    Absence de prolifération de quelque chose de nuisible (armes nucléaires, en particulier).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "non-prolifération"?
"non-prolifération" is spelled N-O-N---P-R-O-L-I-F-É-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ̃.pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "non-prolifération" mean?
As a noun, "non-prolifération" means: Absence de prolifération de quelque chose de nuisible (armes nucléaires, en particulier).
How do you pronounce "non-prolifération"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "non-prolifération" is \nɔ̃.pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "non-prolifération" come from?
"non-prolifération" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list