non sequitur
\ˌnɒn.ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə(ɹ)\
The verdict
“non sequitur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Argument invalide, dont la conclusion ne peut être logiquement déduite des prémisses de l’hypothèse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-non-sequitur · non sequitur · French
non sequitur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 sequitur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˌnɒn.ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə(ɹ)\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “non sequitur” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
non sequitur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌnɒn.ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə(ɹ)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for non sequitur, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 sequitur, spelled N-O-N- -S-E-Q-U-I-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1Argument invalide, dont la conclusion ne peut être logiquement déduite des prémisses de l’hypothèse.
- 2Transition ou évènement abrupt ou inexplicable.
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