underbid
verb, noun
underbid is spelled U-N-D-E-R-B-I-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, underbid means “To bid too low” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underbid?
| Letters | 8: U-N-D-E-R-B-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 underbid?
Underbid appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 underbid?
- US
Underbid has 3 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-underbid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underbid
- underbids present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- underbidding participle, present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underbid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To bid too low.
- 2
To bid lower than another.
- 3
To bid less than the full value of a hand of cards.
noun
- 1
A bid that is lower than another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underbid come from?
From under- + bid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).