undercount
verb, noun
undercount is spelled U-N-D-E-R-C-O-U-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, undercount means “To count to an insufficient degree; to count one thing disproportionately less than another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in undercount?
| Letters | 10: U-N-D-E-R-C-O-U-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 undercount?
Undercount appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 undercount?
- US
Undercount 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-undercount.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of undercount
- undercounts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- undercounting participle, present
- undercounted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does undercount mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To count to an insufficient degree; to count one thing disproportionately less than another
noun
- 1
An incorrect count that is too low.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Undercount in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to count to an insufficient degree:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | contar de menos |
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.
Where does undercount come from?
From under- + count.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).