Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underfunding

/ˈʌndɚfˌʌndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-fund-ing
IPA
/ˈʌndɚfˌʌndɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of underfund

noun

The condition of being underfunded.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce underfunding?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚfˌʌndɪŋ/.
What does underfunding mean?
present participle and gerund of underfund

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