put up

verb

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"put-up" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“put 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
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To place in a high location.

Key facts for put up
PropertyValue
Headwordput up
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “put up” sits in English frequency

put 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 up is 6 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 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for put up in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is put up, spelled P-U-T- -U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    To place in a high location.
  2. 2
    To hang; to mount.
  3. 3
    To style (the hair) up on the head, instead of letting it hang down.
  4. 4
    To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something).
  5. 5
    To store away.
  6. 6
    To house; to shelter; to take in.
  7. 7
    To stay, to sojourn (at a hotel, inn, tavern, etc.)
  8. 8
    To present, especially in "put up a fight".
  9. 9
    To endure; to put up with; to tolerate.
  10. 10
    To provide funds in advance.
  11. 11
    To build a structure.
  12. 12
    To make available; to offer.
  13. 13
    To cause (wild game) to break cover.
  14. 14
    To can (food) domestically; to preserve (meat, fruit or vegetables) by sterilizing and storing in a bottle, jar or can.
  15. 15
    To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard.
  16. 16
    To set (matter) in capital letters; to switch text from lowercase to capital letters.
  17. 17
    To compliment or respect (someone); to number (someone) among some greats.
  18. 18
    To kill (someone).
  19. 19
    Synonym of frame up (“falsely pin a crime on”).
  20. 20
    To inspect or plan out with a view to robbery.

This word in other languages

colgar(Español)placer(Français)hochstellen(Deutsch)hospedar(Português)

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 up"?
"put up" is spelled P-U-T- -U-P.
What does "put up" mean?
As a verb, "put up" means: To place in a high location.
What language does "put up" come from?
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Using “put up”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-U-T- -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