Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underperforming

/ˈʌndɚpɚfˌɔɹmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-per-form-ing
IPA
/ˈʌndɚpɚfˌɔɹmɪŋ/
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of underperform

adj

That performs less well than required.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more underperforming (comparative) most underperforming (superlative)

Antonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce underperforming?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚpɚfˌɔɹmɪŋ/.
What does underperforming mean?
present participle and gerund of underperform

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