# undergrowth

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʌndɚˌɡɹoʊθ/ · frequency rank #43,447

## Definitions
1. The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).

## Etymology
From under- + growth. Cognate with West Frisian ûndergroei (“undergrowth”).

## Common misspellings (18)
`nudergrowth`, `udnergrowth`, `unddergrowth`, `undegrrowth`, `underggrowth`, `undergorwth`, `undergrotwh`, `undergrowht`, `undergrowthh`, `undergrowtth`, `undergrowwth`, `undergrrowth`, `undergrwoth`, `underrgowth`, `underrgrowth`, `undregrowth`, `unedrgrowth`, `unndergrowth`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/undergrowth