upmost
/ˈʌpmoʊst/
"upmost" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“upmost” is uncommon English (frequency #81,001 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,001
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Uppermost.
Corpus desk
Index EN-upmost · upmost · English
upmost · rank #81,001 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,001
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH updraft
Nearest frequency peer: updraft (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “upmost”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unfree
unfree
19,005 corpus weight
- unfurnished
unfurnished
19,004 corpus weight
- unluckiest
unluckiest
19,003 corpus weight
- unwholesome
unwholesome
19,002 corpus weight
- updraft
updraft
19,001 corpus weight
- upmost
upmost
19,000 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “upmost” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | upmost |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈʌpmoʊst/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #81,001 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “upmost” in English
Rare enough to double-check
upmost is uncommon English at frequency #81,001 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈʌpmoʊst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Uppermost.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for upmost, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English upmest; equivalent to up + -most. The correct English form is upmost, spelled U-P-M-O-S-T.
Definition
- 1Uppermost.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how upmost appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But the disjuncture between addressor and addressed such scenarios emphasise was not always (or even often) upmost in users' minds […]
Etymology
From Middle English upmest; equivalent to up + -most.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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