underaged

/ʌndəˈɹeɪdʒd/

//ʌndəˈɹeɪdʒd// adj

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"underaged" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“underaged” is uncommon English (frequency #73,755 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,755
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Underage; being or occurring below the legal age for a given activity.

Corpus desk

Index EN-underaged · underaged · English

underaged · rank #73,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,755
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unbelieving

Nearest frequency peer: unbelieving (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “underaged”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “underaged” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for underaged
PropertyValue
Headwordunderaged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ʌndəˈɹeɪdʒd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,755
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “underaged” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).underagedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “unbelieving” (#73,754), “undigested” (#73,756), “unequalled” (#73,757). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

underaged is uncommon English at frequency #73,755 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌndəˈɹeɪdʒd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Underage; being or occurring below the legal age for a given activity.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for underaged, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Alteration of underage. The correct English form is underaged, spelled U-N-D-E-R-A-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Underage; being or occurring below the legal age for a given activity.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how underaged appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In Canada, underaged drinkers on the whole are no more likely to be heavy or problem drinkers than are legal drinkers (Smart et al., 1996).

Etymology

Alteration of underage.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "underaged"?
"underaged" is spelled U-N-D-E-R-A-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌndəˈɹeɪdʒd/.
What does "underaged" mean?
As an adjective, "underaged" means: Underage; being or occurring below the legal age for a given activity.
How do you pronounce "underaged"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "underaged" is /ʌndəˈɹeɪdʒd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "underaged"?
Alteration of underage. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "underaged", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list