underrate
verb, noun
underrate is spelled U-N-D-E-R-R-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, underrate means “To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underrate?
| Letters | 9: U-N-D-E-R-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 underrate?
Underrate appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 underrate?
- US
Underrate has 3 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)-Vininn126-underrate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underrate
- underrates present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- underrating participle, present
- underrated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
noun
- 1
A price that is less than the value.
to sell a thing at an underrate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Underrate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to underestimate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sous-estimer |
| German | unterschätzen |
| Spanish | subestimar |
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 underrate come from?
From under- + rate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).