# unc

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʌŋk/ · frequency rank #18,980

## Definitions
1. Clipping of uncle.
2. An older male relative.
3. An older male relative.

## Etymology
Clipping of uncle.

## Easily confused with
- **up** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-up)
- **us** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-us)
- **ur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-ur)
- **UT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-ut)
- **UV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-uv)
- **UW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-uw)
- **UO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-uo)
- **UU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-uu)
- **use** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-use)
- **USA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-usa)
- **UPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-ups)
- **USB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-usb)
- **USD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-usd)
- **und** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-und)
- **URL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-url)
- **USC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-usc)
- **UTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-utc)
- **uni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-uni)
- **USS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-uss)
- **uno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unc-vs-uno)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unc