upload
/ˈʌpˌloʊd/verb, noun
upload is spelled U-P-L-O-A-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, upload means “To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in upload?
| Letters | 6: U-P-L-O-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.8 times per million words; the 7,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is upload?
Upload appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th 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 upload?
- UK /ˌʌpˈləʊd/
- US /ˈʌpˌloʊd/
- US /əpˈloʊd/
As a noun (“Such a file transfer”): /ˈʌpˌləʊd/, /ˈʌpˌloʊd/, /ˈʊplˌəʊd/.
Upload has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-upload.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-upload2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-upload.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of upload
- uploads present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- uploading participle, present
- uploaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upload mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.
You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.
- 2
CanadaTo transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a higher level of government.
noun
- 1
Such a file transfer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate upload?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of upload: UL.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Upload in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | téléverser, télécharger , envoi, téléversement |
| German | hochladen, uploaden , Upload |
| Portuguese | carregar, fazer upload, enviar, hospedar , carregamento, upload |
| Spanish | subir, cargar, subir cibernéticamente, cibersubir , subida, carga |
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 upload come from?
From up- + load.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).