unincorporate

verb

"unincorporate" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To undo or remove the incorporation of.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unincorporate · unincorporate · English

unincorporate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for unincorporate
PropertyValue
Headwordunincorporate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unincorporate” in English

unincorporatefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unincorporate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unincorporate, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + incorporate. The correct English form is unincorporate, spelled U-N-I-N-C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To undo or remove the incorporation of.
  2. 2
    To not incorporate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. And if you are already incorporated, you may want to investigate the possibility of unincorporating, or at least electing subchapter S tax status for your business operations.
  2. Unincorporating doesn't trigger a pension break in this situation: A doctor liquidated his corporation and terminated its pension coverage, taking lump-sum payout. But he continued practicing as a sole proprietor at the same address ...

Etymology

From un- + incorporate.

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 "unincorporate"?
"unincorporate" is spelled U-N-I-N-C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-E.
What does "unincorporate" mean?
As a verb, "unincorporate" means: To undo or remove the incorporation of.
What is the origin of the word "unincorporate"?
From un- + incorporate. 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