Stand up or standup?
stand up is a verb meaning “To rise from a lying or sitting position”; standup is a noun meaning “Alternative form of stand-up”. stand up is written as two words and standup as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between stand up and standup?
| stand up | standup | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | verb, adjective, noun | noun |
| Meaning | To rise from a lying or sitting position To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up Honest; honorable; genuine | Alternative form of stand-up |
| Example | Stand up, then sit down again | none recorded |
| Forms | none | standups |
| Pronunciation | /ˈstændˌʌp/ | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 1 million words |
Sources: stand up and standup in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of stand up and standup
stand up
- 1
To rise from a lying or sitting position
Stand up, then sit down again
- 2
Honest; honorable; genuine
He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker
- 3
A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage
Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up
- 4
To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up
Laura stood the sofa up on end
- 5
Upright; while standing
stand-up comedy
- 6
A comedian who performs on stage
- 7
(stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk
John stood Laura up at the movie theater
- 8
Performed while standing although normally done while sitting
Every morning we have a stand-up meeting
standup
- 1
Alternative form of stand-up
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, stand up or standup?
stand up is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; standup about once in every 1 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).