put up with

verb

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"put-up-with" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“put up with” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.

Key facts for put up with
PropertyValue
Headwordput up with
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “put up with” sits in English frequency

put up with 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.

Rare enough to double-check

put up with is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for put up with, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From put up + with. The correct English form is put up with, spelled P-U-T- -U-P- -W-I-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    To endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.
  2. 2
    To be taken in; to be sheltered (put up).

Etymology

From put up + with.

This word in other languages

aguantar(Español)in Kauf nehmen(Deutsch)aguentar(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 with"?
"put up with" is spelled P-U-T- -U-P- -W-I-T-H.
What does "put up with" mean?
As a verb, "put up with" means: To endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.
What is the origin of the word "put up with"?
From put up + with. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “put up with”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-U-T- -U-P- -W-I-T-H - 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