Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underestimating

/ˌʌndɚˈɛstɪmˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-es-ti-mat-ing
IPA
/ˌʌndɚˈɛstɪmˌeɪtɪŋ/
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of underestimate

Questions

How do you pronounce underestimating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚˈɛstɪmˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does underestimating mean?
present participle and gerund of underestimate

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