shutup
noun
shutup is spelled S-H-U-T-U-P: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shutup means “A steep canyon in the Solitario region of Texas in the United States” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shutup is shutups.
How many letters and syllables are in shutup?
| Letters | 6: S-H-U-T-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 shutup?
Shutup appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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).
Words people confuse with shutup
Also written: shut-up (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of shutup
- shutups plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shutup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A steep canyon in the Solitario region of Texas in the United States.
[page 53:] […] shutups, the most spectacular in the Lefthand Shutup southeast of hill 4787 […] Slickenlines document strike-slip, oblique-slip, and some normal fault movement and form as mullions, as in the Lefthand Shutup southeast of hill
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shutup come from?
A herd of cattle (or a person) in such a steep valley is largely shut up (enclosed).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).