undergarment

/ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/

//ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt// noun

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"undergarment" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“undergarment” is uncommon English (frequency #91,107 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,107
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

Corpus desk

Index EN-undergarment · undergarment · English

undergarment · rank #91,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,107
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unexposed

Nearest frequency peer: unexposed (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “undergarment”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “undergarment” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for undergarment
PropertyValue
Headwordundergarment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “undergarment” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).undergarmentfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “unexposed” (#91,108), “uncorrupted” (#91,105), “ungrounded” (#91,109). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “undergarment” is #91,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

undergarment is uncommon English at frequency #91,107 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

undergarment has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From under- + garment. The correct English form is undergarment, spelled U-N-D-E-R-G-A-R-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.
  2. 2
    Temple garments worn by the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how undergarment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel? Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste.
  2. In the Victorian Era, exposing your shirtfront in public was considered improper, as shirts were viewed as undergarments. Waistcoats concealed this and helped [to] tame oversized, billowy shirts.

Etymology

From under- + garment.

Synonyms

Jesus jammies

This word in other languages

sous-vêtement(Français)Unterwäsche(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "undergarment"?
"undergarment" is spelled U-N-D-E-R-G-A-R-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/.
What does "undergarment" mean?
As a noun, "undergarment" means: Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.
How do you pronounce "undergarment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "undergarment" is /ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "undergarment"?
From under- + garment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "undergarment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vasodilation#91,118tropospheric#91,090abolitionism#91,197Secunderabad#90,960

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list