How Do You Spell UNCOMMON?

Pronunciation: [ʌnkˈɒmən] (IPA)

Correct spelling for the English word "uncommon" is [ʌnkˈɒmən], [ʌnkˈɒmən], [ʌ_n_k_ˈɒ_m_ə_n] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

UNCOMMON Meaning and Definition

1. Not usual; rare; not often seen or known.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for UNCOMMON *

• uncommen 70%
• uncomen 20%
• incommon 10%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for UNCOMMON

• uncommons
• acommon
• uncomon
• uncommom
• uncommonn
• uncoomon
• uncommun
• uncomman
• incommen
• guncoton
• unconmon
• unconmmon
• ncommon
• unncommon
• unccommon
• uncommmon
• incommin
• incomman
• incommonn
• unfommor
• Uncoammon

Etymology of UNCOMMON

The word uncommon originated from the combination of two words: un and common. The prefix un- is a negation, meaning not. The word common is derived from the Latin word communis, which means shared or general. Thus, uncommon can be broken down to not common or not shared.

Similar spelling words for UNCOMMON

• unconquered,
• uncommonly,
• youngwoman,
• unconcerned,
• unconfirmed,
• unconcern,
• uneconomic,
• youngman,
• unconscious,
• Encomion,
• uncommitted,
• unconverted,
• uncondensed,
• unsown,
• unconnected,
• engman,
• INCOMIN,
• uncontested,
• wingmen,
• oncommon,
• unconcealed,
• unconsumed,
• unconfused,
• unconfessed,
• unconvinced,
• unsound,
• uncongenial,
• unconfident,
• wingman,
• uncomely,
• uncontrived,
• uncombined,
• ungummed,
• anecumene,
• ingman,
• uncombed,
• INCUMEN,
• incommon,
• unconfined.