Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonfatal

/nˈɑnfˈeɪtəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: non-fa-tal
IPA: /nˈɑnfˈeɪtəl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not fatal; from which death will not result.

noun

An incident not causing death; a nonfatality.

Example Sentences

"For this same period there have been four fatals and 44 nonfatals in gassy mines."

Etymology

From non- + fatal.

Inflected Forms

non-fatal (alternative) nonfatals (plural)

Derived Forms

nonfatally

Rhymes With

fatal natal prenatal neonatal postnatal beightol

Questions

How do you pronounce nonfatal?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɑnfˈeɪtəl/.
What does nonfatal mean?: Not fatal; from which death will not result.
Where does nonfatal come from?: From non- + fatal.

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