uncover
/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/verb
uncover is spelled U-N-C-O-V-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, uncover means “To remove a cover from” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uncover?
| Letters | 7: U-N-C-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is uncover?
Uncover appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce uncover?
- US /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/
- UK /ʌnˈkʌvə(ɹ)/
Uncover has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uncover.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with uncover?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uncover from its last stressed vowel (/ʌvəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of uncover
- uncovers present, singular, he/she/it
- uncovering participle, present
- uncovered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uncover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove a cover from.
The model railway was uncovered.
- 2
To reveal the identity of.
The murderer has finally been uncovered.
- 3
To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
- 4
To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.
- 5
To expose the genitalia.
- 6
To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uncover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | découvrir |
| German | aufdecken, enthüllen |
| Spanish | destapar, descobijar , develar, desvelar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does uncover come from?
From Middle English uncoveren, equivalent to un- + cover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).