Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undercrowding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-crowd-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action or event of a space having too few occupants.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of undercrowd

Example Sentences

"Next to overcrowding one might almost say that the worst financial evil in the city is undercrowding, that is, when the undercrowding is taking place without a plan."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does undercrowding mean?: The action or event of a space having too few occupants.

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