uncounted

adj

"uncounted" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncounted” is uncommon English (frequency #78,240 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,240
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not counted.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncounted · uncounted · English

uncounted · rank #78,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,240
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH uncannily

Nearest frequency peer: uncannily (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “uncounted”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “uncounted” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uncounted
PropertyValue
Headworduncounted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “uncounted” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).uncountedfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “uncannily” (#78,239), “unelectable” (#78,241), “UNAIDS” (#78,238). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uncounted” is #78,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uncounted is uncommon English at frequency #78,240 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for uncounted, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English uncountit; equivalent to un- + counted. The correct English form is uncounted, spelled U-N-C-O-U-N-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not counted.
  2. 2
    Very numerous.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. This pile was counted yesterday. Those piles over there are still uncounted.
  2. Perhaps somewhere among the uncounted stars in the sky there might be lurking a distant planet eerily similar to our own.

Etymology

From Middle English uncountit; equivalent to un- + counted.

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 "uncounted"?
"uncounted" is spelled U-N-C-O-U-N-T-E-D.
What does "uncounted" mean?
As an adjective, "uncounted" means: Not counted.
What is the origin of the word "uncounted"?
From Middle English uncountit; equivalent to un- + counted. 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 "uncounted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list