underglow
verb, noun
underglow is spelled U-N-D-E-R-G-L-O-W: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, underglow means “To beam or radiate too little light; to glow insufficiently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underglow?
| Letters | 9: U-N-D-E-R-G-L-O-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is underglow?
Underglow appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 underglow?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-underglow.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underglow
- underglows present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- underglowing participle, present
- underglowed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underglow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To beam or radiate too little light; to glow insufficiently.
noun
- 1
A glow underneath.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underglow come from?
From under- + glow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).