uncredible

adj

"uncredible" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not credible; that cannot be believed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncredible · uncredible · English

uncredible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for uncredible
PropertyValue
Headworduncredible
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “uncredible” in English

uncrediblesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

uncredible is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not credible; that cannot be believed.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for uncredible, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English uncredible, equivalent to un- + credible. The correct English form is uncredible, spelled U-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not credible; that cannot be believed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a parade of uncredible witnesses
  2. The Soile for the moſt part is lifted vp into many hilles, parted aſunder vvith narrovv and ſhort vallies, and a ſhallovv earth doth couer their out-ſide, vvhich by a Sea-vveede called Orevvood, and a certaine kinde of fruitfull Sea-ſand, they make ſo ranke and batten, as is vncredible.

Etymology

From Middle English uncredible, equivalent to un- + credible.

This word in other languages

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 "uncredible"?
"uncredible" is spelled U-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E.
What does "uncredible" mean?
As an adjective, "uncredible" means: Not credible; that cannot be believed.
What is the origin of the word "uncredible"?
From Middle English uncredible, equivalent to un- + credible. 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