upcast
/ˈʌpkæst/adjective, noun, verb
upcast is spelled U-P-C-A-S-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, upcast means “Cast up; thrown upward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in upcast?
| Letters | 6: U-P-C-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is upcast?
Upcast appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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).
How do you pronounce upcast?
- /ˈʌpkæst/
- /ˈʌpkɑːst/
As a verb (“To cast or throw up; to turn upward”): /ʌpˈkæst/, /ʌpˈkɑːst/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-upcast.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-upcast2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with upcast?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as upcast.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: catsup.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of upcast
- more upcast comparative
- most upcast superlative
- upcasts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- upcasting participle, present
- upcasted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upcast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Cast up; thrown upward.
noun
- 1
A cast; a throw.
- 2
The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.
- 3
A current of air passed along such a shaft.
- 4
ScotlandAn upset, as from a carriage.
- 5
ScotlandA taunt; a reproach.
- 6
A cast from subtype to supertype.
- 7
A message transmitted via upcasting.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo cast or throw up; to turn upward.
- 2
ScotlandTo taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
- 3
To cast from subtype to supertype.
- 4
To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does upcast come from?
From Middle English upcasten, equivalent to up- + cast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).