underachiever
noun
underachiever is spelled U-N-D-E-R-A-C-H-I-E-V-E-R: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, underachiever means “One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of underachiever is underachievers.
How many letters and syllables are in underachiever?
| Letters | 13: U-N-D-E-R-A-C-H-I-E-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is underachiever?
Underachiever appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce underachiever?
- US
Underachiever has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-underachiever.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underachiever
- underachievers plural
- under-achiever
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underachiever mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Underachiever in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who underachieves:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Minderleister, Minderleisterin |
| Spanish | sublogrador, infralogrador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does underachiever come from?
From underachieve + -er or under- + achiever.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).