Underdog
German, noun/ˈandɐˌdɔk/
Underdog is a German masculine noun meaning “underdog (competitor thought to be at disadvantage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person oder Sportverein, der leistungsmäßig unterlegen ist”.
What does Underdog mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineunderdog (competitor thought to be at disadvantage)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person oder Sportverein, der leistungsmäßig unterlegen ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Underdog
- Underdogs genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Underdog?
- /ˈandɐˌdɔk/
- [ˈandɐdɔk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Underdog
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Underdog in German?
Underdog appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).