put one's hand up

verb

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"put-one-s-hand-up" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“put one's hand up” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To raise one's hand (various senses).

Key facts for put one's hand up
PropertyValue
Headwordput one's hand up
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “put one's hand up” sits in English frequency

put one's hand up falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for put one's hand up is 17 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for put one's hand up in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is put one's hand up, spelled P-U-T- -O-N-E-'-S- -H-A-N-D- -U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    To raise one's hand (various senses).
  2. 2
    To confess or admit (to something).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "put one's hand up"?
"put one's hand up" is spelled P-U-T- -O-N-E-'-S- -H-A-N-D- -U-P.
What does "put one's hand up" mean?
As a verb, "put one's hand up" means: To raise one's hand (various senses).
What language does "put one's hand up" come from?
"put one's hand up" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “put one's hand up”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-U-T- -O-N-E-'-S- -H-A-N-D- -U-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list