uproot
up·root/ˌʌpˈɹut/verb, noun
uproot is spelled U-P-R-O-O-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (up·root). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, uproot means “To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uproot?
| Letters | 6: U-P-R-O-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: up·root |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 uproot?
Uproot appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 uproot?
- UK /ˌʌpˈɹuːt/
- US /ˌʌpˈɹut/
Uproot has 2 syllables, split up·root in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uproot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with uproot?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uproot from its last stressed vowel (/ut/):
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 uproot
- uproots present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- uprooting participle, present
- uprooted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uproot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
- 2
To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
- 3
To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
- 4
Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere).
- 5
Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout.
noun
- 1
The act of uprooting something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uproot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | desraizar, desarraigar, derraigar, desenraizar, descepar |
| German | entwurzeln |
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 uproot come from?
From up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate”, verb). Root is derived from root (“underground part of a plant”, noun), from Middle English rote, from Old English rōt, rōte, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).