pass up
/pɑːs ˈʌp/
"pass-up" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pass up” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To refuse (not accept); forgo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pass up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɑːs ˈʌp/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pass up” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pass up is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /pɑːs ˈʌp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
pass up doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is pass up, spelled P-A-S-S- -U-P.
Definition
- 1To refuse (not accept); forgo.
- 2To submit (hand in) items to a person, usually one's teacher.
- 3Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, up.
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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.
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Using “pass up”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-S-S- -U-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɑːs ˈʌp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.