uncompress
verb
uncompress is spelled U-N-C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, uncompress means “To restore a compressed file to its normal size” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uncompress?
| Letters | 10: U-N-C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is uncompress?
Uncompress appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of uncompress
- uncompresses present, singular, he/she/it
- uncompressing participle, present
- uncompressed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uncompress mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To restore a compressed file to its normal size.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uncompress come from?
From un- + compress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).