uncut

Name: uncut, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“uncut” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,107. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,107
frequency rank, English: 1,433
“U” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not cut.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uncut · uncut · English

uncut · rank #21,107 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,107
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 1,433
PHOTO-FINISH ultimatum

Nearest frequency peer: ultimatum (-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.

tweed

78,896
ultimatum

78,895
uncut

78,894
uninterrupt…

78,893
Vettel

78,892
webinar

78,891

What this shows “uncut” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

uncut vs unit

60% similar

uncut vs unfit

60% similar

uncut vs undue

60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for uncut
Property	Value
Headword	uncut
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#21,107
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “uncut”

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).uncutlands here:

#21,107

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “ultimatum” (#21,106), “uninterrupted” (#21,108), “tweed” (#21,105). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uncut” is #21,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around uncut, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,107 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for uncut, with forms such as "nucut", "ucnut", and "unccut". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "unit", "unfit", "undue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unkut, uncutte, unkyt, unkutt, equivalent to un- + cut. The correct English form is uncut, spelled U-N-C-U-T.

Definition

1
Not cut.
2
Of a gemstone, not cut or ground to the desired shape.
3
Of a book, not having the page edges trimmed.
4
Of a play, film, etc., not edited or abridged by a censor.
5
Not diluted.
6
Not circumcised.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

But now a handful of houses are keen to master all stages of a stone’s journey from rough to final jewel. In September, for example, British luxury jewelers Graff Diamonds bought the uncut Lesedi La Rona, the world’s second largest diamond, for $53 million.
Monroe had apparently not finished it, for the pages were uncut beyond the third chapter.

Etymology

From Middle English unkut, uncutte, unkyt, unkutt, equivalent to un- + cut.

This word in other languages

ungeschliffen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nucut
ucnut
unccut
unctu
uncutt
unncut
unuct

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uncut - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "uncut"

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 "uncut"?

"uncut" is spelled U-N-C-U-T.

What does "uncut" mean?

As an adjective, "uncut" means: Not cut.

What words are commonly confused with "uncut"?

"uncut" is commonly confused with "unit", "unfit", "undue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "uncut"?

From Middle English unkut, uncutte, unkyt, unkutt, equivalent to un- + cut. 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 "uncut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tweed#21,105 widen#21,113 timid#21,098 suede#21,085

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Vettel7 variants apiece7 variants snare7 variants slade7 variants