# underworld

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʌndəˌwɜːld/ · frequency rank #15,936

## Definitions
1. The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
2. That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.
3. The portion of a game that is set below ground.

## Etymology
From under- + world.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`nuderworld`, `udnerworld`, `undderworld`, `underowrld`, `underrworld`, `underwolrd`, `underwordl`, `underworldd`, `underworlld`, `underworrld`, `underwrold`, `underwworld`, `undewrorld`, `undreworld`, `unedrworld`, `unnderworld`

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