cover up
/ˈkʌvɚˌʌp/verb
cover up is spelled C-O-V-E-R-U-P: 7 letters. As a verb, cover up means “To conceal or disguise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cover up?
| Letters | 7: C-O-V-E-R-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce cover up?
- US /ˈkʌvɚˌʌp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-cover_up.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cover-up.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cover up
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: coverup (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of cover up
- covers up present, singular, he/she/it
- covering up participle, present
- covered up participle, past
- coverup
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cover up mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To conceal or disguise.
The politician tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal.
- 2
To clothe; to conceal one's private parts.
Cover up, slut!
- 3
To put covers over oneself in bed.
Please cover up and go to sleep now.
noun
- 1
An attempt to conceal or disguise something, especially a wrongdoing or a mistake.
Truthfulness means no lies and no cover-ups. Compassion means being kind and helpful to others. Forbearance means being able to tolerate and suffer, and not fight back.
- 2
An item of clothing to be worn over a swimsuit while not in the water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cover up in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cacher, dissimuler, couvrir , omerta, dissimulation, étouffement |
| German | vertuschen , Vertuschung |
| Portuguese | encobrir , encobrimento |
| Spanish | encubrir, cohonestar, tapiñar, socapar, contlapachear , encubrimiento |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cover up come from?
Deverbal from cover up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).