underfoot
/ʌndɚˈfʊt/
"underfoot" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“underfoot” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,987. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,987
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Situated under one's foot or feet.
Corpus desk
Index EN-underfoot · underfoot · English
underfoot · rank #43,987 · 13 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,987
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unaffordable
Nearest frequency peer: unaffordable (-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 “underfoot”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Udall
Udall
56,017 corpus weight
- unaccountab…
unaccountable
56,016 corpus weight
- unaffordable
unaffordable
56,015 corpus weight
- underfoot
underfoot
56,014 corpus weight
- undrafted
undrafted
56,013 corpus weight
- unevenly
unevenly
56,012 corpus weight
What this shows “underfoot” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | underfoot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌndɚˈfʊt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #43,987 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “underfoot”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around underfoot (IPA /ʌndɚˈfʊt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,987 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for underfoot, with forms such as "nuderfoot", "udnerfoot", and "undderfoot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "underwood", "undertook", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English underfoote, underfote, equivalent to under- + foot. Cognate with Middle Dutch ondervoet (“underfoot”). Compare also Middle Low German undervôt (“pedestal, base”). The correct English form is underfoot, spelled U-N-D-E-R-F-O-O-T.
Definition
- 1Situated under one's foot or feet.
- 2In the way; placed so as to obstruct or hinder.
- 3Downtrodden; abject.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how underfoot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We'd go to the Downbeat Club, on Fifty-second Street, and I'd be so underfoot that Billie couldn't miss me.
You ask a lot of questions, Morty. Not very charismatic. It makes you kind of an [belch] under [belch] underfoot figure.
Etymology
From Middle English underfoote, underfote, equivalent to under- + foot. Cognate with Middle Dutch ondervoet (“underfoot”). Compare also Middle Low German undervôt (“pedestal, base”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuderfoot
- udnerfoot
- undderfoot
- undefroot
- underffoot
- underfoott
- underfot
- underfoto
- underofot
- underrfoot
- undrefoot
- unedrfoot
- unnderfoot
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of underfoot - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "underfoot", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).