uncommonly

adv

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"uncommonly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncommonly” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,542
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncommonly · uncommonly · English

uncommonly · rank #48,542 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #48,542
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH uncharacteris…

Nearest frequency peer: uncharacteristic (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “uncommonly”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “uncommonly” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

uncommonly vs uncommon
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for uncommonly
PropertyValue
Headworduncommonly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,542
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “uncommonly”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).uncommonlylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “uncharacteristic” (#48,541), “undercooked” (#48,543), “uncaring” (#48,540). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uncommonly” is #48,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around uncommonly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #48,542 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for uncommonly, with forms such as "nucommonly", "ucnommonly", and "unccommonly". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "uncommon", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From uncommon + -ly. The correct English form is uncommonly, spelled U-N-C-O-M-M-O-N-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
  2. 2
    Not often; on rare occasions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how uncommonly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. For a gentleman, he was uncommonly rude, but she supposed wearing silk and jade gave him that privilege.
  2. Not uncommonly, I find that I have arrived too late to catch my train.

Etymology

From uncommon + -ly.

Synonyms

atypicallyunwontedlyunusuallysometimessporadicallyoccasionally and Thesaurus:rarely

This word in other languages

extraordinariamente(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nucommonly
  • ucnommonly
  • unccommonly
  • uncmomonly
  • uncommnoly
  • uncommolny
  • uncommonlly
  • uncommonlyy
  • uncommonnly
  • uncommonyl
  • uncomomnly
  • uncomonly
  • unncommonly
  • unocmmonly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uncommonly - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nucommonly2ucnommonly2unccommonly1uncmomonly2uncommnoly2uncommolny2uncommonlly1uncommonlyy1
Edit distance from "uncommonly"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uncommonly"?
"uncommonly" is spelled U-N-C-O-M-M-O-N-L-Y.
What does "uncommonly" mean?
As an adverb, "uncommonly" means: To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
What words are commonly confused with "uncommonly"?
"uncommonly" is commonly confused with "uncommon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "uncommonly"?
From uncommon + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "uncommonly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list