uncannily
/ʌŋˈkænɪli/
"uncannily" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uncannily” is uncommon English (frequency #78,239 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,239
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an uncanny manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-uncannily · uncannily · English
uncannily · rank #78,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,239
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH UNAIDS
Nearest frequency peer: UNAIDS (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “uncannily”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Uffizi
Uffizi
21,765 corpus weight
- UNAIDS
UNAIDS
21,763 corpus weight
- uncannily
uncannily
21,762 corpus weight
- uncounted
uncounted
21,761 corpus weight
- unelectable
unelectable
21,760 corpus weight
- unequaled
unequaled
21,759 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “uncannily” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uncannily |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ʌŋˈkænɪli/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #78,239 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “uncannily” in English
Rare enough to double-check
uncannily is uncommon English at frequency #78,239 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ʌŋˈkænɪli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an uncanny manner.".
uncannily doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From uncanny + -ly. The correct English form is uncannily, spelled U-N-C-A-N-N-I-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an uncanny manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how uncannily appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The traveler very easily failed to notice one among the normal bushes and undergrowth, and the moment he was in range the venomous sting would slash out. Even the regular inhabitant of such a district found it difficult to detect a motionless triffid cunningly lurking beside a jungle path. They were uncannily sensitive to any movement near them, and hard…
Etymology
From uncanny + -ly.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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