uncheck

/ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/

//ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk// verb

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"uncheck" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncheck” is uncommon English (frequency #71,997 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,997
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove a checkmark.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncheck · uncheck · English

uncheck · rank #71,997 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,997
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH ultramarine

Nearest frequency peer: ultramarine (-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 “uncheck”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uncheck
PropertyValue
Headworduncheck
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,997
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “uncheck” 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).uncheckfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “ultramarine” (#71,996), “underling” (#71,998), “ues” (#71,995). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uncheck” is #71,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uncheck is uncommon English at frequency #71,997 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for uncheck, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + check. The correct English form is uncheck, spelled U-N-C-H-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    To remove a checkmark.
  2. 2
    To remove a previously checked-in passenger from the check-in system, allowing changes to the ticket.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Uncheck the “save my password” box.
  2. If you uncheck either of these check boxes, [Microsoft] Expression Web 2 will create all new Web pages with uppercase tag names and/or attributes. Current Web standards require that HTML tag names and attributes be lowercase. Therefore, pages created with either of these boxes unchecked will not be compatible with existing standards.

Etymology

From un- + check.

This word in other languages

deseleccionar(Español)décocher(Français)deaktivieren(Deutsch)

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 "uncheck"?
"uncheck" is spelled U-N-C-H-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/.
What does "uncheck" mean?
As a verb, "uncheck" means: To remove a checkmark.
How do you pronounce "uncheck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uncheck" is /ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "uncheck"?
From un- + check. 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 "uncheck", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

throaty#71,974wakeman#72,022Weisman#72,027subsoil#71,946

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list