undersheriff
noun
undersheriff is spelled U-N-D-E-R-S-H-E-R-I-F-F: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, undersheriff means “In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of undersheriff is undersheriffs.
How many letters and syllables are in undersheriff?
| Letters | 12: U-N-D-E-R-S-H-E-R-I-F-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is undersheriff?
Undersheriff appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 undersheriff?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-undersheriff.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of undersheriff
- undersheriffs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does undersheriff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does undersheriff come from?
From under- + sheriff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).