Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underbar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-bar
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bar placed under a symbol.

noun

Synonym of underscore.

verb

To place a bar under (a symbol).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"̲A is the letter A with an underbar."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bar English underbar From under- + bar.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

underbars (plural) underbars (present, singular) underbarring (participle, present) underbarred (participle, past) underbarred (past)

Synonyms

underscore

Questions

What does underbar mean?: A bar placed under a symbol.
Where does underbar come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bar English underbar From under- + bar.

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