undersize
adjective
undersize is spelled U-N-D-E-R-S-I-Z-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, undersize means “Smaller than normal, undersized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in undersize?
| Letters | 9: U-N-D-E-R-S-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 undersize?
Undersize appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 undersize?
- 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-undersize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of undersize
- more undersize comparative
- most undersize superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does undersize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Smaller than normal, undersized.
This isn't a pony, it's just an undersize horse.
- 2
Smaller than appropriate, expected or sufficient.
- 3
Small enough to fit through a screen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate undersize?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of undersize: US.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does undersize come from?
From under- + size.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).