Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underheard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-heard
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an insufficiently large listening audience; neglected or overlooked as a speaker or musician.

Example Sentences

"One was that waitresses, among the underheard icons of America, would have many important things to say about their work."

Etymology

From under- + heard.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

more underheard (comparative) most underheard (superlative)

Questions

What does underheard mean?: Having an insufficiently large listening audience; neglected or overlooked as a speaker or musician.
Where does underheard come from?: From under- + heard.

How to pronounce underheard

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