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 September 3, 2026) - To refuse (not accept); forgo.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pass-up · pass up · English
pass up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “pass up” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pass up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He passed up my invitation for dinner, saying he was too busy.
Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard.
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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.