Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undergrad

/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌæd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-grad
IPA
/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌæd/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An undergraduate.

Informal

noun

Undergraduate education; the status or period of being an undergraduate student.

Informal; Uncountable

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Questions

How do you pronounce undergrad?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚɡɹˌæd/.
What does undergrad mean?
An undergraduate.
Where does undergrad come from?
Clipping of undergraduate.

How to pronounce undergrad

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