underpopulated
adjective
underpopulated is spelled U-N-D-E-R-P-O-P-U-L-A-T-E-D: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, underpopulated means “Having an insufficient population for economic viability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underpopulated?
| Letters | 14: U-N-D-E-R-P-O-P-U-L-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 underpopulated?
Underpopulated appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 underpopulated?
- 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-underpopulated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underpopulated
- more underpopulated comparative
- most underpopulated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underpopulated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an insufficient population for economic viability
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underpopulated come from?
From under- + populated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).