Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undescended

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: un-de-scend-ed
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"For example, up to 7 percent of boys are now born with undescended testicles, although this often self-corrects over time."

Etymology

From un- + descended.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Phrases

undescended testis

Questions

What does undescended mean?: Not descended.
Where does undescended come from?: From un- + descended.

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