dustup
/ˈdʌstʌp/noun
dustup is spelled D-U-S-T-U-P: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dustup means “A scuffle or fight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dustup is dustups.
How many letters and syllables are in dustup?
| Letters | 6: D-U-S-T-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is dustup?
Dustup appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dustup?
- US /ˈdʌstʌp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-dustup.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dustup
- dustups plural
- dust-up
- dust up
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dustup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA scuffle or fight.
- 2
informalAn argument or dispute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dustup in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dispute:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | différend |
| German | Auseinandersetzung, Streit |
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 dustup come from?
Deverbal from dust up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).