Underspore is a rare word that is often misspelled as "underscore" or "understore." The correct spelling, underspore (/ʌn-dər-spɔːr/), is derived from Old English "undersporu" meaning a support or prop. The word is sometimes used in geology to refer to a subordinate fossil or layer of rock. The pronunciation "un-der-spor" highlights the stress on the second syllable, with a schwa sound in the first syllable and the "or" sound in the final syllable.