uncleanness
/ʌnˈklin.nəs/noun
uncleanness is spelled U-N-C-L-E-A-N-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uncleanness means “The state of being unclean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uncleanness is uncleannesses.
How many letters and syllables are in uncleanness?
| Letters | 11: U-N-C-L-E-A-N-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 uncleanness?
Uncleanness appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 uncleanness?
- /ʌnˈklin.nəs/
- /ʌŋ-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of uncleanness
- uncleannesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uncleanness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being unclean
- 2
The result or product of being unclean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uncleanness come from?
From Middle English unclennesse, from Old English unclǣnnes; equivalent to unclean + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).