grow up
"grow-up" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grow 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
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To mature and become an adult.
Corpus desk
Index EN-grow-up · grow up · English
grow up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | grow up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “grow up” in English
Rare enough to double-check
grow up is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for grow up in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Dissimilated from Middle English upgrowen. The correct English form is grow up, spelled G-R-O-W- -U-P.
Definition
- 1To mature and become an adult.
- 2To start to develop; to flourish.
- 3To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grow up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Attila grew up a nomad on the plains of Hungary
Etymology
Dissimilated from Middle English upgrowen.
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.