upraise
obsolete
upraise is spelled U-P-R-A-I-S-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, upraise means “To raise something up; to elevate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in upraise?
| Letters | 7: U-P-R-A-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 upraise?
Upraise appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
Forms of upraise
- upraises present, singular, he/she/it
- upraising participle, present
- upraised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upraise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo raise something up; to elevate.
- 2
archaicTo move something upright; to erect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does upraise come from?
From up- + raise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).