uncourageous

/ˌʌnkəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/

//ˌʌnkəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs// adj

"uncourageous" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uncourageous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lacking courage

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncourageous · uncourageous · English

uncourageous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for uncourageous
PropertyValue
Headworduncourageous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌʌnkəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “uncourageous” in English

uncourageousranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uncourageous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌʌnkəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lacking courage".

uncourageous has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + courageous. The correct English form is uncourageous, spelled U-N-C-O-U-R-A-G-E-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    lacking courage

Etymology

From un- + courageous.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uncourageous"?
"uncourageous" is spelled U-N-C-O-U-R-A-G-E-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌʌnkəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/.
What does "uncourageous" mean?
As an adjective, "uncourageous" means: lacking courage
How do you pronounce "uncourageous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uncourageous" is /ˌʌnkəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "uncourageous"?
From un- + courageous. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list