uncooperative

adj

"uncooperative" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncooperative” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,544
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not cooperative.

Key facts for uncooperative
PropertyValue
Headworduncooperative
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#44,544
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uncooperative” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). uncooperative lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around uncooperative, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,544 among 23,789 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not cooperative.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for uncooperative, with forms such as "nucooperative", "ucnooperative", and "unccooperative". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + cooperative. The correct English form is uncooperative, spelled U-N-C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not cooperative.

Etymology

From un- + cooperative.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nucooperative
  • ucnooperative
  • unccooperative
  • uncooeprative
  • uncoopeartive
  • uncooperaitve
  • uncooperatiev
  • uncooperativve
  • uncooperattive
  • uncooperatvie
  • uncooperrative
  • uncoopertaive
  • uncoopperative
  • uncoopreative
  • uncoperative
  • uncopoerative
  • unncooperative
  • unocoperative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uncooperative - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nucooperative2ucnooperative2unccooperative1uncooeprative2uncoopeartive2uncooperaitve2uncooperatiev2uncooperativve1
Edit distance from "uncooperative"

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 "uncooperative"?
"uncooperative" is spelled U-N-C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E.
What does "uncooperative" mean?
As an adjective, "uncooperative" means: Not cooperative.
What are common misspellings of "uncooperative"?
Common misspellings include "nucooperative", "ucnooperative", "unccooperative", "uncooeprative", "uncoopeartive". The correct spelling is "uncooperative".
What is the origin of the word "uncooperative"?
From un- + cooperative. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “uncooperative”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list