underground
/ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊnd/
The verdict
“underground” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #20,224 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #20,224
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bajo tierra.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | underground |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊnd/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #20,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “underground” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for underground is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊnd/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,224 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for underground, with forms such as "nuderground", "udnerground", and "undderground". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is underground, spelled U-N-D-E-R-G-R-O-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Bajo tierra.
- 2Subterráneo.
- 3Clandestino.
- 4Oculto.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuderground,udnerground,undderground,undegrround,undergground,undergorund,undergronud,undergroudn,undergroundd,undergrounnd,undergrround,undergruond,underrgound,underrground,undreground,unedrground,unnderground
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of underground - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “underground”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-N-D-E-R-G-R-O-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.