# makeup

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmeɪkʌp/ · frequency rank #3,703

## Definitions
1. An item's composition.
2. Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
3. Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
4. A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
5. In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.

## Etymology
Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquiller (“to make up, fabricate”).

## Easily confused with
- **markup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/makeup-vs-markup)
- **mashup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/makeup-vs-mashup)
- **make** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/make-vs-makeup)
- **makes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/makes-vs-makeup)
- **maker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maker-vs-makeup)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amkeup`, `maekup`, `makepu`, `makeupp`, `makkeup`, `makuep`, `mkaeup`, `mmakeup`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/makeup