UNIVAC
/ˈjuːnɪvæk/
"univac" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“UNIVAC” is uncommon English (frequency #97,666 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,666
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acronym of Universal Automatic Computer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-univac · UNIVAC · English
UNIVAC · rank #97,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,666
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH unethically
Nearest frequency peer: unethically (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “UNIVAC”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unburden
unburden
2,338 corpus weight
- underfed
underfed
2,337 corpus weight
- unethically
unethically
2,336 corpus weight
- UNIVAC
UNIVAC
2,335 corpus weight
- unredacted
unredacted
2,334 corpus weight
- unscrewing
unscrewing
2,333 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “UNIVAC” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | UNIVAC |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈjuːnɪvæk/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #97,666 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “UNIVAC” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
UNIVAC is uncommon English at frequency #97,666 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈjuːnɪvæk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acronym of Universal Automatic Computer.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for UNIVAC, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is UNIVAC, spelled U-N-I-V-A-C.
Definition
- 1Acronym of Universal Automatic Computer.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.