undernourishment
noun
undernourishment is spelled U-N-D-E-R-N-O-U-R-I-S-H-M-E-N-T: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, undernourishment means “Insufficient nourishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in undernourishment?
| Letters | 16: U-N-D-E-R-N-O-U-R-I-S-H-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is undernourishment?
Undernourishment appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 undernourishment?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-undernourishment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does undernourishment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Insufficient nourishment
- 2
The condition of being undernourished
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Undernourishment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense insufficient nourishment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Unterernährung |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does undernourishment come from?
From under- + nourishment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).