screwup
noun
screwup is spelled S-C-R-E-W-U-P: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, screwup means “A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of screwup is screwups.
How many letters and syllables are in screwup?
| Letters | 7: S-C-R-E-W-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| 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 common is screwup?
Screwup appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce screwup?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-screwup.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of screwup
- screwups plural
- screw-up
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does screwup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialA substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
- 2
colloquialA person who often makes substantial mistakes; a bungler.
- 3
colloquialA person who is mentally or emotionally damaged.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Screwup in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does screwup come from?
Deverbal from screw up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).