uncomely

adj

"uncomely" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncomely” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homely.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncomely · uncomely · English

uncomely · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for uncomely
PropertyValue
Headworduncomely
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “uncomely” in English

uncomelysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uncomely is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homely.".

Zero misspellings are on record for uncomely in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English uncomli, uncomelich, uncumelich, unkumelich, equivalent to un- + comely. The correct English form is uncomely, spelled U-N-C-O-M-E-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homely.

Etymology

From Middle English uncomli, uncomelich, uncumelich, unkumelich, equivalent to un- + comely.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uncomely"?
"uncomely" is spelled U-N-C-O-M-E-L-Y.
What does "uncomely" mean?
As an adjective, "uncomely" means: Homely.
What is the origin of the word "uncomely"?
From Middle English uncomli, uncomelich, uncumelich, unkumelich, equivalent to un- + comely. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list