fuckup
/ˈfʌkʌp/
"fuckup" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fuckup” is uncommon English (frequency #69,064 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,064
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A serious mistake.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fuckup · fuckup · English
fuckup · rank #69,064 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,064
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH Fulford
Nearest frequency peer: Fulford (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “fuckup”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- freewheeling
freewheeling
30,941 corpus weight
- frig
frig
30,940 corpus weight
- Frontera
Frontera
30,939 corpus weight
- fuckup
fuckup
30,937 corpus weight
- Fulford
Fulford
30,936 corpus weight
- fumigation
fumigation
30,935 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “fuckup” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fuckup |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfʌkʌp/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,064 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fuckup” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fuckup is uncommon English at frequency #69,064 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfʌkʌp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
fuckup doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from fuck up. The correct English form is fuckup, spelled F-U-C-K-U-P.
Definition
- 1A serious mistake.
- 2One who continually makes mistakes; a person who fucks up a lot.
- 3A mentally or emotionally damaged person.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fuckup appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Forgetting our anniversary was a major fuckup.
The gate was high; it had been a nine-foot drop; she had landed wrong and broken her arm. Oh Jesus Christ, what a fuckup.
Etymology
Deverbal from fuck up.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).