underpowered
adjective, verb
underpowered is spelled U-N-D-E-R-P-O-W-E-R-E-D: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, underpowered means “Having insufficient power for its operation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underpowered?
| Letters | 12: U-N-D-E-R-P-O-W-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| 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 common is underpowered?
Underpowered appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 underpowered?
- US
Underpowered 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-underpowered.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underpowered
- more underpowered comparative
- most underpowered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underpowered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having insufficient power for its operation.
- 2
Not powerful enough.
Wizards are underpowered even though they start off with two magic spells.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of underpower
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Underpowered in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | subpotenciado, infrapoderoso |
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 underpowered come from?
From under- + powered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).