# undersecretary

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #36,383

## Definitions
1. An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet
2. An assistant or deputy secretary of a government department

## Etymology
From under- + secretary.

## Common misspellings (22)
`nudersecretary`, `udnersecretary`, `unddersecretary`, `underescretary`, `underrsecretary`, `undersceretary`, `underseccretary`, `undersecertary`, `undersecreatry`, `undersecretarry`, `undersecretaryy`, `undersecretayr`, `undersecretray`, `undersecrettary`, `undersecrretary`, `undersecrteary`, `undersercetary`, `underssecretary`, `undesrecretary`, `undresecretary`, `unedrsecretary`, `unndersecretary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/undersecretary