un-PC
"un-pc" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“un-PC” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Politically incorrect.
Corpus desk
Index EN-un-pc · un-PC · English
un-PC · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | un-PC |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “un-PC” in English
Rare enough to double-check
un-PC is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Politically incorrect.".
un-PC doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + PC. The correct English form is un-PC, spelled U-N---P-C.
Definition
- 1Politically incorrect.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how un-PC appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As an old time cowboy from the Madeline Plains, I am exempt from being politically correct. I have an official permit to be un-pc, and make no apologies for not using "he or she" all the time.
"I don't mean to be un-p.c.," Tiny says... "But I liked Little Black Sambo... It's a cute story underneath." / "You were undisturbed by the eyeholes cut out of the pillow you lay your little head on." / "They were different times, J."
Etymology
From un- + PC.
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.