# underwood

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #15,935

## Definitions
1. Underbrush, undergrowth.

## Etymology
From under- + wood.

## Easily confused with
- **underworld** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underwood-vs-underworld)
- **undertook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undertook-vs-underwood)
- **underfoot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underfoot-vs-underwood)
- **understood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/understood-vs-underwood)

## Common misspellings (13)
`nuderwood`, `udnerwood`, `undderwood`, `underowod`, `underrwood`, `underwod`, `underwodo`, `underwoodd`, `underwwood`, `undewrood`, `undrewood`, `unedrwood`, `unnderwood`

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