fed up
"fed-up" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fed up” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frustrated, annoyed, or tired, to the limit of one's endurance, especially by something that one has experienced for too long.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fed-up · fed up · English
fed up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fed up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fed up” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fed up is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frustrated, annoyed, or tired, to the limit of one's endurance, especially by something that one has experienced for too long.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fed up, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is fed up, spelled F-E-D- -U-P.
Definition
- 1Frustrated, annoyed, or tired, to the limit of one's endurance, especially by something that one has experienced for too long.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fed up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After two days, I am fed up with this nonsense.
I am fed up watching football on TV.
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.