uncharacteristic

Name: uncharacteristic, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“uncharacteristic” has 25 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,541
frequency rank, English: 1,433
“U” headwords: 25
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not characteristic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncharacteristic · uncharacteristic · English

uncharacteristic · rank #48,541 · 25 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,541
LEN-MEGA 16 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 25 variants
BOOK-MID 1,433
PHOTO-FINISH uncaring

Nearest frequency peer: uncaring (-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.

unappreciat…

51,462
uncaring

51,461
uncharacter…

51,460
uncommonly

51,459
undercooked

51,458
unplayable

51,457

What this shows “uncharacteristic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for uncharacteristic
Property	Value
Headword	uncharacteristic
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	16
Frequency rank	#48,541
Misspellings tracked	25
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “uncharacteristic”

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

#48,541

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “uncaring” (#48,540), “uncommonly” (#48,542), “unappreciated” (#48,539). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uncharacteristic” is #48,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 25 spelling variants around uncharacteristic, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,541 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for uncharacteristic, with forms such as "nucharacteristic", "ucnharacteristic", and "uncahracteristic". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + characteristic. The correct English form is uncharacteristic, spelled U-N-C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-C.

Definition

1
Not characteristic.
2
Out of character; behavior that is unusual for a given person or thing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

The decision to preannounce an unproven technology was an uncharacteristic one for Intel, said G. Dan Hutcheson, president of VLSI Research Inc., and a longtime observer of the company.

Etymology

From un- + characteristic.

Synonyms

foreign

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nucharacteristic
ucnharacteristic
uncahracteristic
unccharacteristic
unchaarcteristic
uncharaccteristic
uncharacetristic
uncharacteirstic
uncharacterisitc
uncharacterisstic
uncharacteristci
uncharacteristicc
uncharacteristtic
uncharacteritsic
uncharacterristic
uncharactersitic
uncharactreistic
uncharactteristic
uncharatceristic
uncharcateristic
uncharracteristic
unchharacteristic
unchraacteristic
unhcaracteristic
unncharacteristic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uncharacteristic - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "uncharacteristic"

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 "uncharacteristic"?

"uncharacteristic" is spelled U-N-C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-C.

What does "uncharacteristic" mean?

As an adjective, "uncharacteristic" means: Not characteristic.

What are common misspellings of "uncharacteristic"?

Common misspellings include "nucharacteristic", "ucnharacteristic", "uncahracteristic", "unccharacteristic", "unchaarcteristic". The correct spelling is "uncharacteristic".

What is the origin of the word "uncharacteristic"?

From un- + characteristic. 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 "uncharacteristic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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