keep up with
"keep-up-with" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“keep up with” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.
Corpus desk
Index EN-keep-up-with · keep up with · English
keep up with · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | keep up with |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “keep up with” in English
Rare enough to double-check
keep up with 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 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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how keep up with appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Blake needed to run to keep up with the indignant Doctor.
Keeping up with the latest hair trends as ever, Wella has just introduced Hair Sets in three variants.
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.