unconformity
noun
unconformity is spelled U-N-C-O-N-F-O-R-M-I-T-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unconformity means “A lack of conformity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unconformity is unconformities.
How many letters and syllables are in unconformity?
| Letters | 12: U-N-C-O-N-F-O-R-M-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 unconformity?
Unconformity appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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).
How do you pronounce unconformity?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unconformity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unconformity
- unconformities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unconformity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
nonstandardA lack of conformity.
- 2
A gap in the stratigraphic record at a site, resulting from erosion having outpaced deposition over the interval in question.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unconformity come from?
From un- + conformity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).