Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under-represent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
un-der--rep-re-sent
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of underrepresent.

Etymology

From under- + represent.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

under-represents (present, singular) under-representing (participle, present) under-represented (participle, past) under-represented (past)

Phrases

under-representation

Frequently Paired Words

under-representation

Questions

What does under-represent mean?
Alternative form of underrepresent.
Where does under-represent come from?
From under- + represent.

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