unc
/ʌŋk/adjective, noun
unc is spelled U-N-C: 3 letters. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unc means “Old; no longer versed in or relevant to current youth culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unc?
| Letters | 3: U-N-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is unc?
Unc appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce unc?
- /ʌŋk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unc.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unc?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as unc.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nuc, cun.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of unc
- more unc comparative
- most unc superlative
- unk
- uncs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unc mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Old; no longer versed in or relevant to current youth culture.
noun
- 1
colloquialClipping of uncle.
- 2
An older male relative.
- 3
Any older man, especially middle-aged.
- 4
A phenotype of Caenorhabditis elegans that moves in an uncoordinated manner.
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of uncirculated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unc in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense uncirculated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | FDC |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does unc come from?
Clipping of uncle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).