power up
verb
power up is spelled P-O-W-E-R-U-P: 7 letters. As a verb, power up means “To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to making it operational” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in power up?
| Letters | 7: P-O-W-E-R-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none 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 do you pronounce power up?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-power-up.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with power up
Also written: powerup (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of power up
- powers up present, singular, he/she/it
- powering up participle, present
- powered up participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does power up mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to making it operational.
Every morning he powered up his electronic devices, even before making coffee.
- 2
To become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power.
The office systems power up automatically at 7:30am on workdays.
noun
- 1
A collectable item that gives the player some benefit.
The fist power-up gives you a more powerful punch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does power up come from?
Calque of Japanese パワーアップ (pawā-appu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from power + up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).