undergarment

Name: undergarment, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/

//ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“undergarment” is an uncommon English word, ranked #91,107 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#91,107
frequency rank, English: 12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

Key facts for undergarment
Property	Value
Headword	undergarment
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#91,107
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “undergarment” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). undergarment lands here:

#91,107

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for undergarment is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #91,107 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “undergarment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is U-N-D-E-R-G-A-R-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.