# uprising

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #10,631

## Definitions
1. A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, uprise + -ing.

## Common misspellings (12)
`purising`, `upirsing`, `upprising`, `upriisng`, `uprisign`, `uprisingg`, `uprisinng`, `uprisnig`, `uprissing`, `uprrising`, `uprsiing`, `urpising`

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