get up
"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
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 | get up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “get up” in English
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
- 1To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
- 2To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
- 3To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
- 4To materialise; to grow stronger.
- 5To bring together; to amass.
- 6To gather or grow larger by accretion.
- 7To go towards the attacking goal.
- 8To criticise.
- 9To annoy.
- 10To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.
- 11To succeed; to win.
- 12To have sex; to penetrate sexually; to have a sexual or romantic liaison.
- 13To leave or go to somewhere.
- 14To leave prison.
- 15To meet with or get to know (someone); to hang out with someone.
- 16To be excited about something; to act regarding something; to become cognizant of something.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how get up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The tired horse eventually got up and over the hurdle.
I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs.
Synonyms
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.