uncoil
/ʌnˈkɔɪəl/verb
uncoil is spelled U-N-C-O-I-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, uncoil means “To unwind or untwist (something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uncoil?
| Letters | 6: U-N-C-O-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is uncoil?
Uncoil appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 uncoil?
- /ʌnˈkɔɪəl/
Uncoil has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uncoil.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uncoil
- uncoils present, singular, he/she/it
- uncoiling participle, present
- uncoiled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uncoil mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To unwind or untwist (something).
Can you help me uncoil this rope?
- 2
To unwind or untwist oneself.
The snake uncoiled and prepared to strike.
- 3
derogatoryrareslangTo defecate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uncoil come from?
From un- + coil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).