underrate
"underrate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“underrate” is an uncommon English word, ranked #83,856 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #83,856
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | underrate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,856 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “underrate” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for underrate is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #83,856 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for underrate, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From under- + rate. The correct English form is underrate, spelled U-N-D-E-R-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
Etymology
From under- + rate.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “underrate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-N-D-E-R-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.