uncommonness
"uncommonness" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uncommonness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being uncommon; rarity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-uncommonness · uncommonness · English
uncommonness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | uncommonness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “uncommonness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
uncommonness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or quality of being uncommon; rarity.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for uncommonness, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From uncommon + -ness. The correct English form is uncommonness, spelled U-N-C-O-M-M-O-N-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The state or quality of being uncommon; rarity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how uncommonness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The uncommonness of the gem is what gives it its value.
It is only when people refuse to admit the uncommonness of some persons and the circumstances surrounding them, that erroneous conceits are nourished, and their feelings pained.
Etymology
From uncommon + -ness.
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.