# uncover

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/ · frequency rank #15,540

## Definitions
1. To remove a cover from.
2. To reveal the identity of.
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.

## Etymology
From Middle English uncoveren, equivalent to un- + cover.

## Easily confused with
- **unloved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uncover-vs-unloved)
- **unmoved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uncover-vs-unmoved)
- **uncovered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uncover-vs-uncovered)

## Common misspellings (10)
`nucover`, `ucnover`, `unccover`, `uncoevr`, `uncoverr`, `uncovre`, `uncovver`, `uncvoer`, `unncover`, `unocver`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/uncover