uncategorized

adj

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

The verdict

“uncategorized” is uncommon English (frequency #67,922 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,922
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not having been sorted into a category.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncategorized · uncategorized · English

uncategorized · rank #67,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,922
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unaudited

Nearest frequency peer: unaudited (-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 “uncategorized”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “uncategorized” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uncategorized
PropertyValue
Headworduncategorized
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “uncategorized” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).uncategorizedfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “unaudited” (#67,921), “uncoupling” (#67,923), “undernourished” (#67,924). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uncategorized” is #67,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uncategorized is uncommon English at frequency #67,922 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how uncategorized appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. We have all the uncategorized error reports to go through, figure out who they go to and fix.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "uncategorized", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list