up-to-the-minute
"up-to-the-minute" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“up-to-the-minute” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - modern, contemporary
Corpus desk
Index EN-up-to-the-minute · up-to-the-minute · English
up-to-the-minute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | up-to-the-minute |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “up-to-the-minute” in English
Rare enough to double-check
up-to-the-minute is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
up-to-the-minute has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is up-to-the-minute, spelled U-P---T-O---T-H-E---M-I-N-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1modern, contemporary
- 2including the very latest information
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how up-to-the-minute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She was wearing up-to-the-minute fashion.
An up-to-the-minute news report.
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.