uncategorized

adj

"uncategorized" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncategorized” is an uncommon English word, ranked #67,922 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#67,922
frequency rank, English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not having been sorted into a category.

Key facts for uncategorized
PropertyValue
Headworduncategorized
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uncategorized” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). uncategorized lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for uncategorized is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #67,922 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Not having been sorted into a category.".

Zero misspellings are on record for uncategorized in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + categorized. The correct English form is uncategorized, spelled U-N-C-A-T-E-G-O-R-I-Z-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not having been sorted into a category.

Etymology

From un- + categorized.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uncategorized"?
"uncategorized" is spelled U-N-C-A-T-E-G-O-R-I-Z-E-D.
What does "uncategorized" mean?
As an adjective, "uncategorized" means: Not having been sorted into a category.
What is the origin of the word "uncategorized"?
From un- + categorized. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “uncategorized”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-C-A-T-E-G-O-R-I-Z-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list