underguess
"underguess" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“underguess” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make a guess that is too small; to underestimate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-underguess · underguess · English
underguess · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | underguess |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “underguess” in English
Rare enough to double-check
underguess is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To make a guess that is too small; to underestimate.".
underguess doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From under- + guess. The correct English form is underguess, spelled U-N-D-E-R-G-U-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1To make a guess that is too small; to underestimate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how underguess appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Those diners were left to guess, or rather to underguess by an average 600 calories per meal.
Etymology
From under- + guess.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.