undergarment
/ˈʌndɚˌɡɑɹmənt/noun
undergarment is spelled U-N-D-E-R-G-A-R-M-E-N-T: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, undergarment means “Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of undergarment is undergarments.
How many letters and syllables are in undergarment?
| Letters | 12: U-N-D-E-R-G-A-R-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 undergarment?
Undergarment appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 undergarment?
- UK /ˈʌndəˌɡɑːmənt/
- US /ˈʌndɚˌɡɑɹmənt/
Undergarment 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-undergarment.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-undergarment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of undergarment
- undergarments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does undergarment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.
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
Temple garments worn by the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Undergarment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any garment worn underneath others:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sous-vêtement |
| German | Unterwäsche |
| Portuguese | roupa íntima |
| Spanish | prenda interior, prenda íntima |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does undergarment come from?
From under- + garment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).