uncia
/ˈʌnʃi.ə/noun
uncia is spelled U-N-C-I-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uncia means “The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uncia is uncias or unciae.
How many letters and syllables are in uncia?
| Letters | 5: U-N-C-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is uncia?
Uncia appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce uncia?
- US /ˈʌnʃi.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-uncia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uncia
- uncias plural
- unciae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uncia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
- 2
The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot.
- 3
A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.
- 4
A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum.
- 5
Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass.
- 6
Synonym of twelfth.
- 7
obsoleteA numerical coefficient in a binomial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uncia come from?
From Latin ū̆ncia (“various Roman units”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).