# underpaid

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #35,134

## Definitions
1. Getting too little financial compensation for one's work.

## Etymology
From under- + paid.

## Easily confused with
- **underpin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underpaid-vs-underpin)
- **underpass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underpaid-vs-underpass)

## Common misspellings (13)
`nuderpaid`, `udnerpaid`, `undderpaid`, `undepraid`, `underapid`, `underpadi`, `underpaidd`, `underpiad`, `underppaid`, `underrpaid`, `undrepaid`, `unedrpaid`, `unnderpaid`

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