# startup

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/ · frequency rank #9,256

## Definitions
1. The act or process of starting a process or machine.
2. A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
3. A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.

## Etymology
Deverbal from start up.

## Easily confused with
- **status** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/startup-vs-status)
- **statue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/startup-vs-statue)
- **start** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/start-vs-startup)
- **started** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/started-vs-startup)
- **starter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starter-vs-startup)
- **startle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/startle-vs-startup)

## Common misspellings (11)
`satrtup`, `sstartup`, `starrtup`, `startpu`, `starttup`, `startupp`, `starutp`, `statrup`, `stratup`, `sttartup`, `tsartup`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/startup