layup
/ˈleɪˌʌp/noun
layup is spelled L-A-Y-U-P: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, layup means “A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of layup is layups.
How many letters and syllables are in layup?
| Letters | 5: L-A-Y-U-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 layup?
Layup appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 layup?
- US /ˈleɪˌʌp/
Layup has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with layup
Also written: lay-up (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with layup?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as layup (/eɪʌp/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: uplay.
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 layup
- layups plural
- lay-up
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does layup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
- 2
colloquialA relatively easy task.
Meeting the numbers will be a layup, if not a slam dunk.
- 3
The state of being laid up.
The ship endured an interminable layup in the harbor lasting nearly a month.
- 4
A track used to store train cars.
The caboose, long decrepit, rested on a forgotten layup just north of the dry riverbed.
- 5
slangA side track, tunnel, or elevated structure where idle trains park during off-peak hours, overnight, or on weekend; a targeted spot because the stationary trains give them enough time to paint large pieces.
- 6
A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
Though I knew we shouldn't be there, she pulled me out of the tunnel and into the dark layup, its floors still grubby from the morning commute many hours ago.
- 7
The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.
Forgetting to clear the sawdust around his workshop, Payton ended up contaminating the resin-ply matrix with wood particles during his hand layup.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does layup come from?
From lay + up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).