# understaffed

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #47,985

## Definitions
1. having an inadequate number of workers or assistants

## Etymology
From under- + staffed.

## Easily confused with
- **understated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/understaffed-vs-understated)

## Common misspellings (17)
`nuderstaffed`, `udnerstaffed`, `undderstaffed`, `underrstaffed`, `undersatffed`, `undersstaffed`, `understafed`, `understafefd`, `understaffde`, `understaffedd`, `understfafed`, `understtaffed`, `undertsaffed`, `undesrtaffed`, `undrestaffed`, `unedrstaffed`, `unnderstaffed`

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