uncorked

adj

"uncorked" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncorked” is uncommon English (frequency #91,104 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,104
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having had the cork removed.

Key facts for uncorked
PropertyValue
Headworduncorked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uncorked” 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). uncorked lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

uncorked is uncommon English at frequency #91,104 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for uncorked, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is uncorked, spelled U-N-C-O-R-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having had the cork removed.
  2. 2
    Not corked; allowing liquid to flow freely.
  3. 3
    Allowing exhaust gasses to be released to the atmosphere immediately after exiting the exhaust manifold.

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 "uncorked"?
"uncorked" is spelled U-N-C-O-R-K-E-D.
What does "uncorked" mean?
As an adjective, "uncorked" means: Having had the cork removed.
What language does "uncorked" come from?
"uncorked" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “uncorked”

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

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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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