uprate
/ʌpˈreɪt/verb, noun
uprate is spelled U-P-R-A-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, uprate means “To give a higher rating to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uprate?
| Letters | 6: U-P-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is uprate?
Uprate appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 uprate?
- UK /ʌpˈreɪt/
Uprate has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with uprate?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uprate from its last stressed vowel (/eɪt/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of uprate
- uprates present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- uprating participle, present
- uprated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uprate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To give a higher rating to.
- 2
UKTo increase the value of (a benefits payment).
It's time to ask whether we really need to be uprating Universal Credit year-on-year.
- 3
To put a higher value of postage on (a letter) than required by the official rate.
noun
- 1
An increase in a rating
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uprate come from?
From up- + rate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).