uncredited

adj

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

The verdict

“uncredited” is uncommon English (frequency #50,872 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,872
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unacknowledged.

Key facts for uncredited
PropertyValue
Headworduncredited
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uncredited” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). uncredited lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uncredited is uncommon English at frequency #50,872 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for uncredited in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + credited. The correct English form is uncredited, spelled U-N-C-R-E-D-I-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unacknowledged.
  2. 2
    Not believed.
  3. 3
    Not listed in the credits.

Etymology

From un- + credited.

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 "uncredited"?
"uncredited" is spelled U-N-C-R-E-D-I-T-E-D.
What does "uncredited" mean?
As an adjective, "uncredited" means: Unacknowledged.
What is the origin of the word "uncredited"?
From un- + credited. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “uncredited”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-C-R-E-D-I-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list