button up
"button-up" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“button up” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To fasten with a button or buttons.
Corpus desk
Index EN-button-up · button up · English
button up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | button up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “button up” in English
Rare enough to double-check
button up is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for button up in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is button up, spelled B-U-T-T-O-N- -U-P.
Definition
- 1To fasten with a button or buttons.
- 2To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.
- 3To conclude; to finalize; to put the finishing touches (on).
- 4Alternative form of button up one's lip.
- 5To seal off (a military vehicle or facility).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how button up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Button up your shirt cuff. It has come undone.
Button up well. It's freezing outside today.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.