undergrad

noun

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"undergrad" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“undergrad” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,133
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An undergraduate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-undergrad · undergrad · English

undergrad · rank #35,133 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,133
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH undemocratic

Nearest frequency peer: undemocratic (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “undergrad”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “undergrad” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for undergrad
PropertyValue
Headwordundergrad
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,133
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “undergrad”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “undemocratic” (#35,132), “underpaid” (#35,134), “uncalled” (#35,131). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “undergrad” is #35,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around undergrad, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,133 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An undergraduate.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for undergrad, with forms such as "nudergrad", "udnergrad", and "unddergrad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of undergraduate. The correct English form is undergrad, spelled U-N-D-E-R-G-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    An undergraduate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Within a few days of our reading the report of the vandalish statue-burnings of the Oxford undergrads, we met with the announcement of a wholesale destruction of idols by the natives of Madagascar.

Etymology

Clipping of undergraduate.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nudergrad
  • udnergrad
  • unddergrad
  • undegrrad
  • undergard
  • underggrad
  • undergradd
  • undergrda
  • undergrrad
  • underrgad
  • underrgrad
  • undregrad
  • unedrgrad
  • unndergrad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of undergrad - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nudergrad2udnergrad2unddergrad1undegrrad2undergard2underggrad1undergradd1undergrda2
Edit distance from "undergrad"

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 "undergrad"?
"undergrad" is spelled U-N-D-E-R-G-R-A-D.
What does "undergrad" mean?
As a noun, "undergrad" means: An undergraduate.
What are common misspellings of "undergrad"?
Common misspellings include "nudergrad", "udnergrad", "unddergrad", "undegrrad", "undergard". The correct spelling is "undergrad".
What is the origin of the word "undergrad"?
Clipping of undergraduate. 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 "undergrad", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

underpaid#35,134uninvited#35,135unnerving#35,137treatable#35,121

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

unaccounted14 variantsWollongong14 variantsworkspace14 variantsStillwater14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list