underfunded
adjective, verb
underfunded is spelled U-N-D-E-R-F-U-N-D-E-D: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, underfunded means “Insufficiently funded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underfunded?
| Letters | 11: U-N-D-E-R-F-U-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 underfunded?
Underfunded appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 underfunded?
- US
Underfunded has 4 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-underfunded.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underfunded
- more underfunded comparative
- most underfunded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underfunded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Insufficiently funded.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of underfund
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underfunded come from?
From under- + funded.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).