uninstall
verb, noun
uninstall is spelled U-N-I-N-S-T-A-L-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, uninstall means “To completely remove hardware or software from a computer system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uninstall?
| Letters | 9: U-N-I-N-S-T-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is uninstall?
Uninstall appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce uninstall?
- US
Uninstall has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-uninstall.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uninstall
- uninstalls present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- uninstalling participle, present
- uninstalled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uninstall mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To completely remove hardware or software from a computer system.
noun
- 1
An uninstallation process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uninstall in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense completely remove hardware or software:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désinstaller |
| German | deinstallieren |
| Portuguese | desinstalar |
| Spanish | desinstalar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does uninstall come from?
From un- + install.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).