# upheld vs uphold

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### upheld
*verb · IPA /ʌpˈhɛld/ · frequency rank #13,263*
simple past and past participle of uphold

### uphold
*verb · IPA /ˌʌpˈhəʊld/ · frequency rank #14,663*
To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upheld-vs-uphold