underpower
verb
underpower is spelled U-N-D-E-R-P-O-W-E-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. As a verb, underpower means “To supply with insufficient power” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underpower?
| Letters | 10: U-N-D-E-R-P-O-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce underpower?
- US
Underpower has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-underpower.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underpower
- underpowers present, singular, he/she/it
- underpowering participle, present
- underpowered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underpower mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To supply with insufficient power.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underpower come from?
From under- + power.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).