underinsured
adjective, noun
underinsured is spelled U-N-D-E-R-I-N-S-U-R-E-D: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, underinsured means “not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underinsured?
| Letters | 12: U-N-D-E-R-I-N-S-U-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is underinsured?
Underinsured appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 underinsured?
- US
Underinsured has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-underinsured.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underinsured
- more underinsured comparative
- most underinsured superlative
- underinsureds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underinsured mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage
- 2
USnot having proper health insurance
noun
- 1
One who has insufficient insurance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underinsured come from?
From under- + insured.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).