uncial
Spanish, noun/unˈθjal/
uncial is spelled U-N-C-I-A-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written Spanish, the 227,226th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Uncial is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “uncial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does uncial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineuncial
noun
- 1
feminineuncial
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice del tipo de escritura que usaba solo letras del tipo de las mayúsculas de un tamaño cercano a la pulgada. Se usó hasta el siglo octavo. 2. Se dice de estas letras.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of uncial
- unciales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce uncial?
- /unˈθjal/
- [ũn̟ˈθjal]
- /unˈsjal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to uncial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is uncial in Spanish?
uncial appears about once in every 41 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).