Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undetected

/ˌʌndɪtˈɛktɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: un-de-tect-ed
IPA: /ˌʌndɪtˈɛktɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not found; undiscovered.

Example Sentences

"Children are an increasingly attractive target for ID thieves, in part because they're easy prey for smooth-talking predators in chat rooms, and because the crime can go undetected for years."
"For example, positive obstacles such as fallen trees directly along the prescribed path would high-center the vehicle and negative obstacles such as culverts near certain intersections in the Urban course went undetected and became hazards for the XUV."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English detected English undetected From un- + detected.

Inflected Forms

more undetected (comparative) most undetected (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

undetectable

Synonyms

non-detected

Rhymes With

connected selected affected protected rejected unexpected suspected infected reflected respected subjected disconnected

Questions

How do you pronounce undetected?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɪtˈɛktɪd/.
What does undetected mean?: Not found; undiscovered.
Where does undetected come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English detected English undetected From un- + detected.

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