hup
interjection, verb
hup is spelled H-U-P: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, hup means “The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hup?
| Letters | 3: H-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hup?
Hup appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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).
What rhymes with hup?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hup.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: puh.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hup
- hep
- hups present, singular, he/she/it
- hupping participle, present
- hupped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
After four we raise our swords. One two three four... hup two three four... hup two three four.
- 2
A call to turn a horse to the right.
verb
- 1
To urge (a horse) to turn right with a cry of "hup".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hup come from?
Variant of hep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).