send-up
/ˈsɛndˌʌp/
"send-up" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“send-up” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.
Corpus desk
Index EN-send-up · send-up · English
send-up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | send-up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɛndˌʌp/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “send-up” in English
Rare enough to double-check
send-up is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɛndˌʌp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.".
send-up doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from send up. The correct English form is send-up, spelled S-E-N-D---U-P.
Definition
- 1A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how send-up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The tired storyline, centered on a lesbian couple's search for a sperm donor, is irritatingly spoofish and lacks the subtlety that makes for great send-ups.
Popstar doesn’t quite reach This Is Spinal Tap levels of satire (few things could), but as a send-up of the mores of today’s celebrity-obsessed culture, it largely succeeds.
Etymology
Deverbal from send up.
This word in other languages
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.