underfund
verb
underfund is spelled U-N-D-E-R-F-U-N-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, underfund means “To provide insufficient funds (for)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underfund?
| Letters | 9: U-N-D-E-R-F-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 underfund?
Underfund appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 underfund?
- US
Underfund 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-underfund.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underfund
- underfunds present, singular, he/she/it
- underfunding participle, present
- underfunded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underfund mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To provide insufficient funds (for).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underfund come from?
From under- + fund.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).