get up

verb

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"get-up" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“get up” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.

Corpus desk

Index EN-get-up · get up · English

get 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 "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for get up
PropertyValue
Headwordget up
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “get up” in English

get upranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

get up is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 16 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for get up in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is get up, spelled G-E-T- -U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
  2. 2
    To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
  3. 3
    To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
  4. 4
    To materialise; to grow stronger.
  5. 5
    To bring together; to amass.
  6. 6
    To gather or grow larger by accretion.
  7. 7
    To go towards the attacking goal.
  8. 8
    To criticise.
  9. 9
    To annoy.
  10. 10
    To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.
  11. 11
    To succeed; to win.
  12. 12
    To have sex; to penetrate sexually; to have a sexual or romantic liaison.
  13. 13
    To leave or go to somewhere.
  14. 14
    To leave prison.
  15. 15
    To meet with or get to know (someone); to hang out with someone.
  16. 16
    To be excited about something; to act regarding something; to become cognizant of something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how get up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The tired horse eventually got up and over the hurdle.
  2. I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs.

Synonyms

alley ooprisewakestand upcome into beingformtake shapecome into beingamoundhoardamassgathermount upaccumulateberatetear intocriticizeexasperateirritateannoy

Antonyms

go to bedsit down

This word in other languages

levantarse(Español)se lever(Français)aufstehen(Deutsch)subir(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "get up"?
"get up" is spelled G-E-T- -U-P.
What does "get up" mean?
As a verb, "get up" means: To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
What language does "get up" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list