# cleanup

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkliːnʌp/ · frequency rank #15,778

## Definitions
1. The act of cleaning or tidying something; the act of finishing something off.
2. Fourth in the batting order; a cleanup hitter.

## Etymology
A deverbal from clean up.

## Easily confused with
- **clean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clean-vs-cleanup)
- **cleans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleans-vs-cleanup)
- **cleaned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleaned-vs-cleanup)
- **cleaner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleaner-vs-cleanup)
- **cleanse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleanse-vs-cleanup)
- **cleanly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleanly-vs-cleanup)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccleanup`, `celanup`, `claenup`, `cleannup`, `cleanpu`, `cleanupp`, `cleaunp`, `clenaup`, `clleanup`, `lceanup`

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