uncultured

adj

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

The verdict

“uncultured” is uncommon English (frequency #61,189 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,189
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncultured · uncultured · English

uncultured · rank #61,189 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,189
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unconstrained

Nearest frequency peer: unconstrained (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “uncultured”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “uncultured” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uncultured
PropertyValue
Headworduncultured
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,189
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “uncultured” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).unculturedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “unconstrained” (#61,188), “underarm” (#61,190), “uncommitted” (#61,187). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uncultured” is #61,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uncultured is uncommon English at frequency #61,189 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for uncultured in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.
  2. 2
    Not cultured or artificially developed.

Etymology

From un- + cultured.

This word in other languages

inculto(Español)inculte(Français)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 "uncultured"?
"uncultured" is spelled U-N-C-U-L-T-U-R-E-D.
What does "uncultured" mean?
As an adjective, "uncultured" means: Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.
What is the origin of the word "uncultured"?
From un- + cultured. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "uncultured", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list