uncontested

adj

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"uncontested" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncontested” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,566
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not contested or disputed; not made the object of competition.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncontested · uncontested · English

uncontested · rank #35,566 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,566
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH twofold

Nearest frequency peer: twofold (-2 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 “uncontested”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “uncontested” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

uncontested vs unconnected
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for uncontested
PropertyValue
Headworduncontested
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#35,566
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “uncontested”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).uncontestedlands 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 “twofold” (#35,564), “turnip” (#35,562), “upstart” (#35,570). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uncontested” is #35,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around uncontested, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,566 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not contested or disputed; not made the object of competition.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for uncontested, with forms such as "nucontested", "ucnontested", and "unccontested". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unconnected", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + contested. The correct English form is uncontested, spelled U-N-C-O-N-T-E-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not contested or disputed; not made the object of competition.

Etymology

From un- + contested.

This word in other languages

unangefochten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nucontested
  • ucnontested
  • unccontested
  • uncnotested
  • unconetsted
  • unconntested
  • uncontesetd
  • uncontessted
  • uncontestde
  • uncontestedd
  • uncontestted
  • uncontetsed
  • uncontseted
  • unconttested
  • uncotnested
  • unncontested
  • unocntested

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uncontested - 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.

nucontested2ucnontested2unccontested1uncnotested2unconetsted2unconntested1uncontesetd2uncontessted1
Edit distance from "uncontested"

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 "uncontested"?
"uncontested" is spelled U-N-C-O-N-T-E-S-T-E-D.
What does "uncontested" mean?
As an adjective, "uncontested" means: Not contested or disputed; not made the object of competition.
What words are commonly confused with "uncontested"?
"uncontested" is commonly confused with "unconnected". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "uncontested"?
From un- + contested. 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 "uncontested", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list