undercoat
/ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/
"undercoat" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“undercoat” is uncommon English (frequency #88,970 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,970
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
Corpus desk
Index EN-undercoat · undercoat · English
undercoat · rank #88,970 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,970
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH undelivered
Nearest frequency peer: undelivered (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “undercoat”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unalterable
unalterable
11,034 corpus weight
- uncirculated
uncirculated
11,033 corpus weight
- undelivered
undelivered
11,032 corpus weight
- undercoat
undercoat
11,031 corpus weight
- undisguised
undisguised
11,029 corpus weight
- unenlighten…
unenlightened
11,028 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “undercoat” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | undercoat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #88,970 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “undercoat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
undercoat is uncommon English at frequency #88,970 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
undercoat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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: From under- + coat. The correct English form is undercoat, spelled U-N-D-E-R-C-O-A-T.
Definition
- 1A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
- 2A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer.
- 3A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how undercoat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The conversion process is carried out by Progress Rail at Longport, from where they are dispatched in undercoat to Eastleigh for final painting.
Etymology
From under- + coat.
This word in other languages
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).