markup
/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/noun
markup is spelled M-A-R-K-U-P: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “mark-up vs markup” about 40 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, markup means “The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of markup is markups.
How many letters and syllables are in markup?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-K-U-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is markup?
Markup appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 markup?
- UK /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/
Markup has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-markup.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with markup
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: mark-up (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of markup
- markups plural
- mark-up
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does markup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.
You don’t make much money selling gas because the markup is so low.
- 2
An increase in price.
There will be a markup on those products next week; better buy them now.
- 3
The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.
- 4
USThe process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Markup in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marge , majoration , balise, balisage |
| German | Marge, Preisaufschlag, Handelsspanne , Aufschlag , Auszeichnung |
| Spanish | margen, sobreprecio, recargo, margen lucroso , anotaciones |
| Portuguese | marcação |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does markup come from?
Deverbal from mark up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).