Uz

name

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"uz" is a 2-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Uz” is uncommon English (frequency #72,869 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,869
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A region mentioned in the Bible whose exact geographical location is unknown.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uz · Uz · English

Uz · rank #72,869 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,869
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH vampirism

Nearest frequency peer: vampirism (+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 “Uz”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Uz
PropertyValue
HeadwordUz
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters2
Frequency rank#72,869
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Uz” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Uzfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “vampirism” (#72,870), “urological” (#72,867), “vara” (#72,871). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “Uz” is #72,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Uz is uncommon English at frequency #72,869 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A region mentioned in the Bible whose exact geographical location is unknown.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Uz in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew עוּץ (uts). The correct English form is Uz, spelled U-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    A region mentioned in the Bible whose exact geographical location is unknown.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Etymology

From Hebrew עוּץ (uts).

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 "Uz"?
"Uz" is spelled U-Z.
What does "Uz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Uz" means: A region mentioned in the Bible whose exact geographical location is unknown.
What is the origin of the word "Uz"?
From Hebrew עוּץ (uts). 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