# underweight

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #35,999

## Definitions
1. Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
2. Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
3. Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.

## Etymology
From under- + weight.

## Common misspellings (17)
`nuderweight`, `udnerweight`, `undderweight`, `underewight`, `underrweight`, `underwegiht`, `underweigght`, `underweighht`, `underweightt`, `underweigth`, `underweihgt`, `underwieght`, `underwweight`, `undewreight`, `undreweight`, `unedrweight`, `unnderweight`

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