uncommunicative
"uncommunicative" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uncommunicative” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tending not to communicate; not communicating.
Corpus desk
Index EN-uncommunicative · uncommunicative · English
uncommunicative · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | uncommunicative |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “uncommunicative” in English
Rare enough to double-check
uncommunicative is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tending not to communicate; not communicating.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for uncommunicative, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + communicative. The correct English form is uncommunicative, spelled U-N-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Tending not to communicate; not communicating.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how uncommunicative appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He asked and asked, but she remained silent and uncommunicative.
Etymology
From un- + communicative.
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.