keep up with
"keep-up-with" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“keep up with” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keep up with |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “keep up with” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for keep up with is 12 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for keep up with in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is keep up with, spelled K-E-E-P- -U-P- -W-I-T-H.
Definition
- 1To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.
- 2To manage to remain up to date with trends, fashions, etc.
- 3To manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc.
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.
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Using “keep up with”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-E-E-P- -U-P- -W-I-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.