shmup
/ʃmʌp/noun
shmup is spelled S-H-M-U-P: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shmup means “A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shmup is shmups.
How many letters and syllables are in shmup?
| Letters | 5: S-H-M-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 shmup?
Shmup appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 shmup?
- /ʃmʌp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shmup
- shmups plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shmup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shmup come from?
Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).