# underestimate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ · frequency rank #11,488

## Definitions
1. To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.
2. To perceive or expect (someone or something) to be less significant or difficult than it actually is.

## Etymology
From under- + estimate.

## Common misspellings (19)
`nuderestimate`, `udnerestimate`, `undderestimate`, `undeerstimate`, `underesitmate`, `underesstimate`, `underestiamte`, `underestimaet`, `underestimatte`, `underestimmate`, `underestimtae`, `underestmiate`, `underesttimate`, `underetsimate`, `underrestimate`, `undersetimate`, `undreestimate`, `unedrestimate`, `unnderestimate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/underestimate