undervalue
/ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈvælju/
"undervalue" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“undervalue” is uncommon English (frequency #63,338 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,338
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.
Corpus desk
Index EN-undervalue · undervalue · English
undervalue · rank #63,338 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,338
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unforeseeable
Nearest frequency peer: unforeseeable (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “undervalue”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- uncontrover…
uncontroversial
36,666 corpus weight
- uncritically
uncritically
36,665 corpus weight
- undervalue
undervalue
36,663 corpus weight
- unforeseeab…
unforeseeable
36,662 corpus weight
- unperturbed
unperturbed
36,661 corpus weight
- upstage
upstage
36,660 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “undervalue” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | undervalue |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈvælju/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #63,338 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “undervalue” in English
Rare enough to double-check
undervalue is uncommon English at frequency #63,338 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈvælju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.".
No misspelling variants are generated for undervalue in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From under- + value. The correct English form is undervalue, spelled U-N-D-E-R-V-A-L-U-E.
Definition
- 1To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how undervalue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: underrate, underappreciate, underween
I write not this with the leaſt intention to undervalue the other parts of Poetry: for Comedy is both excellently inſtructive, and extreamly pleaſant: […]
Etymology
From under- + value.
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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