undercooked

adj

"undercooked" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“undercooked” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,543. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,543
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.

Corpus desk

Index EN-undercooked · undercooked · English

undercooked · rank #48,543 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,543
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH uncommonly

Nearest frequency peer: uncommonly (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “undercooked”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “undercooked” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for undercooked
PropertyValue
Headwordundercooked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#48,543
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “undercooked”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).undercookedlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “uncommonly” (#48,542), “unplayable” (#48,544), “uncharacteristic” (#48,541). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “undercooked” is #48,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around undercooked, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,543 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for undercooked, with forms such as "nudercooked", "udnercooked", and "unddercooked". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is undercooked, spelled U-N-D-E-R-C-O-O-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.
  2. 2
    Very lightly cooked.
  3. 3
    Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I can't eat this chicken – it's undercooked.
  2. The broccoli was nicely undercooked.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nudercooked
  • udnercooked
  • unddercooked
  • undecrooked
  • underccooked
  • undercoked
  • undercokoed
  • undercooekd
  • undercookde
  • undercookedd
  • undercookked
  • underocoked
  • underrcooked
  • undrecooked
  • unedrcooked
  • unndercooked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of undercooked - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nudercooked2udnercooked2unddercooked1undecrooked2underccooked1undercoked1undercokoed2undercooekd2
Edit distance from "undercooked"

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 "undercooked"?
"undercooked" is spelled U-N-D-E-R-C-O-O-K-E-D.
What does "undercooked" mean?
As an adjective, "undercooked" means: Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.
What are common misspellings of "undercooked"?
Common misspellings include "nudercooked", "udnercooked", "unddercooked", "undecrooked", "underccooked". The correct spelling is "undercooked".
What language does "undercooked" come from?
"undercooked" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list