# upped vs upper

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### upped
*verb · IPA /ʌpt/ · frequency rank #26,651*
simple past and past participle of up

### upper
*adjective · IPA /ˈʌpə/ · frequency rank #1,972*
At a higher level, rank or position.

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