Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncheck

/ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: uncheck
IPA: /ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a checkmark.

Canadian usage; American usage

verb

To remove a previously checked-in passenger from the check-in system, allowing changes to the ticket.

Example Sentences

"Uncheck the “save my password” box."
"If you uncheck either of these check boxes, [Microsoft] Expression Web 2 will create all new Web pages with uppercase tag names and/or attributes. Current Web standards require that HTML tag names and attributes be lowercase. Therefore, pages created with either of these boxes unchecked will not be compatible with existing standards."

Etymology

From un- + check.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

unchecks (present, singular) unchecking (participle, present) unchecked (participle, past) unchecked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

unchecked

Synonyms

unselect untick offload

Antonyms

check

Rhymes With

check tech neck deck tech neck main deck sec heck quebec wreck trek czech

Questions

How do you pronounce uncheck?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/.
What does uncheck mean?: To remove a checkmark.
Where does uncheck come from?: From un- + check.

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