undernutrition
noun
undernutrition is spelled U-N-D-E-R-N-U-T-R-I-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, undernutrition means “Inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in undernutrition?
| Letters | 14: U-N-D-E-R-N-U-T-R-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 undernutrition?
Undernutrition appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 undernutrition?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-undernutrition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does undernutrition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Undernutrition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inadequate nutrition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | desnutrición |
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 undernutrition come from?
From under- + nutrition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).