grownup
noun, adjective
grownup is spelled G-R-O-W-N-U-P: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grownup means “Alternative form of grown-up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grownup is grownups.
How many letters and syllables are in grownup?
| Letters | 7: G-R-O-W-N-U-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is grownup?
Grownup appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce grownup?
Grownup has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-grownup.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with grownup
Also written: grown-up (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of grownup
- grownups plural
- more grownup comparative
- most grownup superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grownup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of grown-up.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of grown-up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).