uncleanness
/ʌnˈklin.nəs/
"uncleanness" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uncleanness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being unclean
Corpus desk
Index EN-uncleanness · uncleanness · English
uncleanness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uncleanness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʌnˈklin.nəs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “uncleanness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
uncleanness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʌnˈklin.nəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for uncleanness in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unclennesse, from Old English unclǣnness; equivalent to unclean + -ness. The correct English form is uncleanness, spelled U-N-C-L-E-A-N-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The state of being unclean
- 2The result or product of being unclean.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how uncleanness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[W]e haue bꝛokẽ thy ſtatutes ⁊ cõmaundementes agayne, ⁊ mengled o^ꝛ ſelues wᵗ the vnclẽnes of the outlandiſh heithen.
Etymology
From Middle English unclennesse, from Old English unclǣnness; equivalent to unclean + -ness.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.