# upload

> English word · Verb · IPA /əpˈləʊd/ · frequency rank #7,300

## Definitions
1. To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.
2. To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a higher level of government.

## Etymology
From up- + load.

## Easily confused with
- **uproar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upload-vs-uproar)
- **uphold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uphold-vs-upload)
- **unload** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unload-vs-upload)
- **upland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upland-vs-upload)

## Common misspellings (8)
`puload`, `ulpoad`, `uplaod`, `uplload`, `uploadd`, `uploda`, `upolad`, `uppload`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/upload