uncomment

verb

"uncomment" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To convert (text that has been commented out) back into source code so that it will no longer be ignored by the compiler or interpreter.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncomment · uncomment · English

uncomment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for uncomment
PropertyValue
Headworduncomment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “uncomment” in English

uncommentsits 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

uncomment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for uncomment in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + comment. The correct English form is uncomment, spelled U-N-C-O-M-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To convert (text that has been commented out) back into source code so that it will no longer be ignored by the compiler or interpreter.
  2. 2
    To remove textual comments from (source code or other documents).

Etymology

From un- + comment.

This word in other languages

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 "uncomment"?
"uncomment" is spelled U-N-C-O-M-M-E-N-T.
What does "uncomment" mean?
As a verb, "uncomment" means: To convert (text that has been commented out) back into source code so that it will no longer be ignored by the compiler or interpreter.
What is the origin of the word "uncomment"?
From un- + comment. 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