undercapitalized
adjective
undercapitalized is spelled U-N-D-E-R-C-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-Z-E-D: 16 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, undercapitalized means “Lacking sufficient capital” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in undercapitalized?
| Letters | 16: U-N-D-E-R-C-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-Z-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 undercapitalized?
Undercapitalized appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 undercapitalized?
- US
Undercapitalized has 6 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-undercapitalized.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of undercapitalized
- more undercapitalized comparative
- most undercapitalized superlative
- undercapitalised
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does undercapitalized mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking sufficient capital
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does undercapitalized come from?
From under- + capitalized.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).