# underneath

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ · frequency rank #6,311

## Definitions
1. Below; in a place beneath.
2. On the underside or lower face.

## Etymology
From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.

## Common misspellings (15)
`nuderneath`, `udnerneath`, `undderneath`, `undenreath`, `underenath`, `undernaeth`, `underneaht`, `underneathh`, `underneatth`, `undernetah`, `undernneath`, `underrneath`, `undreneath`, `unedrneath`, `unnderneath`

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