# upright

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʌpɹaɪt/ · frequency rank #10,630

## Definitions
1. Vertical; erect.
2. In its proper orientation; not overturned.
3. Greater in height than breadth.
4. Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
5. Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.

## Etymology
From Middle English upright, uppryght, upriht, from Old English upriht (“upright; erect”), from Proto-Germanic *upprehtaz, equivalent to up- + right. Cognate with Saterland Frisian apgjucht (“upright”), West Frisian oprjocht (“upright”), Dutch oprecht (“upright”), German Low German uprecht (“upright”), German aufrecht (“upright”), Swedish upprätt (“upright”), Icelandic uppréttur (“upright”).

## Easily confused with
- **uptight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upright-vs-uptight)

## Common misspellings (11)
`puright`, `upirght`, `uppright`, `uprgiht`, `uprigght`, `uprighht`, `uprightt`, `uprigth`, `uprihgt`, `uprright`, `urpight`

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