upend
/ʌpˈɛnd/verb
upend is spelled U-P-E-N-D: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, upend means “To end up; to set on end” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in upend?
| Letters | 5: U-P-E-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 upend?
Upend appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 upend?
- /ʌpˈɛnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-upend.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with upend
Sounds like: append (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: up-end (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of upend
- upends present, singular, he/she/it
- upending participle, present
- upended participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upend mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To end up; to set on end.
- 2
To tip or turn over.
When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both.
- 3
To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.
The scientific evidence upended the popular myth.
- 4
To affect or upset drastically.
By the middle of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended normal life for virtually all Americans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Upend in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hochkant stellen , umkippen, umstülpen, auf den Kopf stellen , zerstören |
| Spanish | poner vertical , dar vuelta, voltear, poner patas arriba , refutar, desafiar |
| French | bouleverser, verser |
| Portuguese | virar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does upend come from?
From up- + end.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).