uncompromising

adj

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"uncompromising" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncompromising” has 22 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,291
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncompromising · uncompromising · English

uncompromising · rank #26,291 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,291
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH undoing

Nearest frequency peer: undoing (+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 “uncompromising”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “uncompromising” 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
Key facts for uncompromising
PropertyValue
Headworduncompromising
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Frequency rank#26,291
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “uncompromising”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).uncompromisinglands 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 “undoing” (#26,292), “tweaked” (#26,289), “unmistakable” (#26,293). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uncompromising” is #26,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around uncompromising, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,291 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for uncompromising, with forms such as "nucompromising", "ucnompromising", and "unccompromising". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + compromising. The correct English form is uncompromising, spelled U-N-C-O-M-P-R-O-M-I-S-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions.
  2. 2
    Principled.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.
  2. THE WINDS CALL: Cruises Near and Far (Scribner’s, $8.95), and for over twenty years the winds have been calling Carleton Mitchell, and this is his grateful response—a collection of salty (or at any rate saline) autobiographical essays covering the peripatetic cruises of a man who lives on a boat and is an uncompromising sealubber.

Etymology

From un- + compromising.

This word in other languages

inquebrantable(Español)carré(Français)kompromisslos(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nucompromising
  • ucnompromising
  • unccompromising
  • uncmopromising
  • uncommpromising
  • uncompormising
  • uncomppromising
  • uncomprmoising
  • uncomproimsing
  • uncompromiisng
  • uncompromisign
  • uncompromisingg
  • uncompromisinng
  • uncompromisnig
  • uncompromissing
  • uncomprommising
  • uncompromsiing
  • uncomprromising
  • uncomrpomising
  • uncopmromising
  • unncompromising
  • unocmpromising

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uncompromising - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nucompromising2ucnompromising2unccompromising1uncmopromising2uncommpromising1uncompormising2uncomppromising1uncomprmoising2
Edit distance from "uncompromising"

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 "uncompromising"?
"uncompromising" is spelled U-N-C-O-M-P-R-O-M-I-S-I-N-G.
What does "uncompromising" mean?
As an adjective, "uncompromising" means: Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions.
What are common misspellings of "uncompromising"?
Common misspellings include "nucompromising", "ucnompromising", "unccompromising", "uncmopromising", "uncommpromising". The correct spelling is "uncompromising".
What is the origin of the word "uncompromising"?
From un- + compromising. 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 "uncompromising", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list