# underwear

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʌndəwɛə/ · frequency rank #7,632

## Definitions
1. Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
2. Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.

## Etymology
From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder.

## Easily confused with
- **underwent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underwear-vs-underwent)
- **underway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underway-vs-underwear)
- **undersea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undersea-vs-underwear)

## Common misspellings (13)
`nuderwear`, `udnerwear`, `undderwear`, `underewar`, `underrwear`, `underwaer`, `underwearr`, `underwera`, `underwwear`, `undewrear`, `undrewear`, `unedrwear`, `unnderwear`

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