underground
/ˈʌndəˌgraʊnd/
The verdict
“underground” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,043 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #14,043
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - subterrâneo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | underground |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈʌndəˌgraʊnd/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #14,043 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “underground” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for underground is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʌndəˌgraʊnd/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,043 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "subterrâneo".
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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is underground, spelled U-N-D-E-R-G-R-O-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1subterrâneo
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 - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Portuguese 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 Portuguese 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 /ˈʌndəˌgraʊnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.