uprising
up·ris·ing/ˈʌpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/noun, verb
uprising is spelled U-P-R-I-S-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables (up·ris·ing). It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uprising means “A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uprising is uprisings.
How many letters and syllables are in uprising?
| Letters | 8: U-P-R-I-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: up·ris·ing |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th 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 uprising?
Uprising appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 uprising?
- US /ˈʌpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/
- US [ˈʌpˌɹʷaɪ̯zɪŋ]
- British /ˈʌpˌɹɑjzɪŋ/
Uprising has 3 syllables, split up·ris·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uprising.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uprising
- uprisings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uprising mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of uprise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uprising in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a popular revolt:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | révolte |
| German | Aufstand, Aufruhr |
| Portuguese | levante, revolta |
| Spanish | levantamiento, revuelta, sublevación, insurrección, sublevamiento, soliviadura |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does uprising come from?
By surface analysis, uprise + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).