# underfoot

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌndɚˈfʊt/ · frequency rank #43,987

## Definitions
1. Situated under one's foot or feet.
2. In the way; placed so as to obstruct or hinder.
3. Downtrodden; abject.

## Etymology
From Middle English underfoote, underfote, equivalent to under- + foot. Cognate with Middle Dutch ondervoet (“underfoot”). Compare also Middle Low German undervôt (“pedestal, base”).

## Easily confused with
- **underwood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underfoot-vs-underwood)
- **undertook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underfoot-vs-undertook)

## Common misspellings (13)
`nuderfoot`, `udnerfoot`, `undderfoot`, `undefroot`, `underffoot`, `underfoott`, `underfot`, `underfoto`, `underofot`, `underrfoot`, `undrefoot`, `unedrfoot`, `unnderfoot`

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