up-to-date
/ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/
"up-to-date" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“up-to-date” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Current; recent; the latest.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | up-to-date |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “up-to-date” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for up-to-date is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for up-to-date in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is up-to-date, spelled U-P---T-O---D-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Current; recent; the latest.
- 2Informed about the latest news or developments; abreast.
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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.
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Using “up-to-date”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-P---T-O---D-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.