notwithstanding
\ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ\
The verdict
“notwithstanding” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nonobstant, malgré.
Corpus desk
Index FR-notwithstanding · notwithstanding · French
notwithstanding · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | notwithstanding |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
notwithstanding is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nonobstant, malgré.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for notwithstanding in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is notwithstanding, spelled N-O-T-W-I-T-H-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Nonobstant, malgré.
Synonyms
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.