diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a18d80a66f4..de0df621c57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ The next release will require at least [Go 1.24].
   - `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/otelzap`
 - The `Severity` type from `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/processors/minsev` now implements the `fmt.Stringer`, `encoding.TextMarshaler`, `encoding.TextUnmarshaler`, `encoding.TextAppender`, `json.Marshaler`, and `json.Unmarshaler` interfaces. (#7652)
 - The `SeverityVar` type from `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/processors/minsev` now implements the `fmt.Stringer`, `encoding.TextMarshaler`, `encoding.TextUnmarshaler`, and `encoding.TextAppender` interfaces. (#7652)
+- `Severity.Severity()` in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/processors/minsev` now returns `log.SeverityTrace1` for severities less than `minsev.SeverityTrace1` and `log.SeverityFatal4` for severities greater than `minsev.SeverityFatal4` instead of `log.SeverityUndefined`.
+  All other conversions are the same. (#7748)
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/processors/minsev/severity.go b/processors/minsev/severity.go
index 7c9c1fccd53..6862cc3cdeb 100644
--- a/processors/minsev/severity.go
+++ b/processors/minsev/severity.go
@@ -87,39 +87,21 @@ const (
 //
 // It implements [Severitier].
 func (s Severity) Severity() log.Severity {
-	// Unknown defaults to log.SeverityUndefined.
-	//
-	// TODO: return a clamped log.Severity. If s is less than
-	// SeverityTrace1, return log.SeverityTrace1, if s is greater than
-	// SeverityFatal4, return log.SeverityFatal4.
-	return translations[s]
-}
+	// Clamp to the defined range of log.Severity values. This provides a
+	// closer approximation for out-of-range values instead of returning
+	// log.SeverityUndefined.
+	switch {
+	case s < SeverityTrace1:
+		return log.SeverityTrace1
+	case s > SeverityFatal4:
+		return log.SeverityFatal4
+	}
 
-var translations = map[Severity]log.Severity{
-	SeverityTrace1: log.SeverityTrace1,
-	SeverityTrace2: log.SeverityTrace2,
-	SeverityTrace3: log.SeverityTrace3,
-	SeverityTrace4: log.SeverityTrace4,
-	SeverityDebug1: log.SeverityDebug1,
-	SeverityDebug2: log.SeverityDebug2,
-	SeverityDebug3: log.SeverityDebug3,
-	SeverityDebug4: log.SeverityDebug4,
-	SeverityInfo1:  log.SeverityInfo1,
-	SeverityInfo2:  log.SeverityInfo2,
-	SeverityInfo3:  log.SeverityInfo3,
-	SeverityInfo4:  log.SeverityInfo4,
-	SeverityWarn1:  log.SeverityWarn1,
-	SeverityWarn2:  log.SeverityWarn2,
-	SeverityWarn3:  log.SeverityWarn3,
-	SeverityWarn4:  log.SeverityWarn4,
-	SeverityError1: log.SeverityError1,
-	SeverityError2: log.SeverityError2,
-	SeverityError3: log.SeverityError3,
-	SeverityError4: log.SeverityError4,
-	SeverityFatal1: log.SeverityFatal1,
-	SeverityFatal2: log.SeverityFatal2,
-	SeverityFatal3: log.SeverityFatal3,
-	SeverityFatal4: log.SeverityFatal4,
+	// The relative ordering and contiguous definition of both sets of
+	// severities allows a constant offset translation instead of a lookup
+	// table. Keep this in sync if either definition changes.
+	const offset = int(log.SeverityTrace1) - int(SeverityTrace1)
+	return log.Severity(int(s) + offset)
 }
 
 // String returns a name for the severity level. If the severity level has a
diff --git a/processors/minsev/severity_test.go b/processors/minsev/severity_test.go
index 430cb4c5d3f..83238d80a47 100644
--- a/processors/minsev/severity_test.go
+++ b/processors/minsev/severity_test.go
@@ -327,6 +327,63 @@ func TestSeverityVarAppendText(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSeveritySeverityClamps(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("BelowRange", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got := (SeverityTrace1 - 10).Severity()
+		assert.Equal(t, log.SeverityTrace1, got)
+	})
+	t.Run("AboveRange", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got := (SeverityFatal4 + 10).Severity()
+		assert.Equal(t, log.SeverityFatal4, got)
+	})
+	t.Run("WithinRange", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Explicit table to verify each defined severity (including aliases) maps
+		// to the expected log.Severity. This guards against accidental reorder or
+		// gaps because expectations are enumerated instead of derived.
+		tests := []struct {
+			name string
+			sev  Severity
+			want log.Severity
+		}{
+			// Aliases (base names) first.
+			{"Alias/SeverityTrace", SeverityTrace, log.SeverityTrace1},
+			{"Alias/SeverityDebug", SeverityDebug, log.SeverityDebug1},
+			{"Alias/SeverityInfo", SeverityInfo, log.SeverityInfo1},
+			{"Alias/SeverityWarn", SeverityWarn, log.SeverityWarn1},
+			{"Alias/SeverityError", SeverityError, log.SeverityError1},
+			{"Alias/SeverityFatal", SeverityFatal, log.SeverityFatal1},
+			// Full set of defined granular severities.
+			{"SeverityTrace1", SeverityTrace1, log.SeverityTrace1},
+			{"SeverityTrace2", SeverityTrace2, log.SeverityTrace2},
+			{"SeverityTrace3", SeverityTrace3, log.SeverityTrace3},
+			{"SeverityTrace4", SeverityTrace4, log.SeverityTrace4},
+			{"SeverityDebug1", SeverityDebug1, log.SeverityDebug1},
+			{"SeverityDebug2", SeverityDebug2, log.SeverityDebug2},
+			{"SeverityDebug3", SeverityDebug3, log.SeverityDebug3},
+			{"SeverityDebug4", SeverityDebug4, log.SeverityDebug4},
+			{"SeverityInfo1", SeverityInfo1, log.SeverityInfo1},
+			{"SeverityInfo2", SeverityInfo2, log.SeverityInfo2},
+			{"SeverityInfo3", SeverityInfo3, log.SeverityInfo3},
+			{"SeverityInfo4", SeverityInfo4, log.SeverityInfo4},
+			{"SeverityWarn1", SeverityWarn1, log.SeverityWarn1},
+			{"SeverityWarn2", SeverityWarn2, log.SeverityWarn2},
+			{"SeverityWarn3", SeverityWarn3, log.SeverityWarn3},
+			{"SeverityWarn4", SeverityWarn4, log.SeverityWarn4},
+			{"SeverityError1", SeverityError1, log.SeverityError1},
+			{"SeverityError2", SeverityError2, log.SeverityError2},
+			{"SeverityError3", SeverityError3, log.SeverityError3},
+			{"SeverityError4", SeverityError4, log.SeverityError4},
+			{"SeverityFatal1", SeverityFatal1, log.SeverityFatal1},
+			{"SeverityFatal2", SeverityFatal2, log.SeverityFatal2},
+			{"SeverityFatal3", SeverityFatal3, log.SeverityFatal3},
+			{"SeverityFatal4", SeverityFatal4, log.SeverityFatal4},
+		}
+		for _, tc := range tests {
+			assert.Equalf(t, tc.want, tc.sev.Severity(), tc.name)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 // Test JSON roundtrip for structures containing Severity.
 func TestSeverityJSONRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
 	type Config struct {