show up
"show-up" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“show up” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
Corpus desk
Index EN-show-up · show up · English
show 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 | show up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “show up” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
show up is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for show up in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is show up, spelled S-H-O-W- -U-P.
Definition
- 1To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
- 2To be easily visible; to be conspicuous.
- 3To make visible; to expose.
- 4To make visible or expose faults and deficiencies in, usually by outdoing, outperforming, or outcompeting another.
- 5To produce an impression on observers; to come off.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how show up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Please come on time; don't just show up whenever you feel like it.
No matter how many I throw away, more copies always show up.
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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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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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.