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mashup

mash·up/ˈmæʃˌʌp/noun

mashup is spelled M-A-S-H-U-P: 6 letters and 2 syllables (mash·up). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mashup means “An artistic work that consists primarily of parts borrowed from other works, or features a mixture of genres” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mashup is mashups.

How many letters and syllables are in mashup?

Letters6: M-A-S-H-U-P
Syllables2: mash·up
In writingabout once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

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).

How common is mashup?

Mashup appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 mashup?

  • US /ˈmæʃˌʌp/

Mashup has 2 syllables, split mash·up in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-mashup.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Words people confuse with mashup

Also written: mash-up (one word or two).

Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Forms of mashup

  • mashups plural
  • mash-up

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does mashup mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    informalslangAn artistic work that consists primarily of parts borrowed from other works, or features a mixture of genres.

  2. 2

    informalslangA remix created by combining two or more songs from different artists into one piece of music.

  3. 3

    informalslangA derivative work consisting of two or more pieces of (generally digital) media joined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a map overlaid with user-supplied data.

  4. 4

    informalA Web application that combines data or functionality from more than one source.

    This app is a mashup mixing news from the BBC and maps from Google.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Mashup in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
GermanMashup (derivative work consisting of two or more…), Bastard Pop (remix created by combining two or more songs…)
Spanishmezcla (derivative work consisting of two or more…), mezcladiza (remix created by combining two or more songs…), web híbrida, hibriweb (Web application that combines data and/or…)

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 mashup come from?

From mash (“to convert into a mash; to mix thoroughly”) + up.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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