uncultivated

adj

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

The verdict

“uncultivated” is an uncommon English word, ranked #76,424 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#76,424
frequency rank, English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.

Key facts for uncultivated
PropertyValue
Headworduncultivated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#76,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uncultivated” 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). uncultivated lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for uncultivated is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #76,424 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

uncultivated doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + cultivated. The correct English form is uncultivated, spelled U-N-C-U-L-T-I-V-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
  2. 2
    Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge
  3. 3
    Not attended to or fostered.

Etymology

From un- + cultivated.

This word in other languages

inculto(Español)inculto(Português)

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 "uncultivated"?
"uncultivated" is spelled U-N-C-U-L-T-I-V-A-T-E-D.
What does "uncultivated" mean?
As an adjective, "uncultivated" means: Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
What is the origin of the word "uncultivated"?
From un- + cultivated. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “uncultivated”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-C-U-L-T-I-V-A-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
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