undercooked
adjective, verb
undercooked is spelled U-N-D-E-R-C-O-O-K-E-D: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, undercooked means “Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in undercooked?
| Letters | 11: U-N-D-E-R-C-O-O-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 undercooked?
Undercooked appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 undercooked?
Undercooked 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).
Forms of undercooked
- more undercooked comparative
- most undercooked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does undercooked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.
I can't eat this chicken – it's undercooked.
- 2
Very lightly cooked.
The broccoli was nicely undercooked.
- 3
Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc.
His stage portrayal of Hamlet was distinctly undercooked.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of undercook
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Undercooked in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense insufficiently cooked:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.