upskirt
/ˈʌpskəːt/adjective, noun, verb
upskirt is spelled U-P-S-K-I-R-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, upskirt means “Designating a voyeuristic image of the view up a woman's skirt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in upskirt?
| Letters | 7: U-P-S-K-I-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 upskirt?
Upskirt appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 upskirt?
- UK /ˈʌpskəːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ncalif-upskirt.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of upskirt
- upskirts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- upskirting participle, present
- upskirted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upskirt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Designating a voyeuristic image of the view up a woman's skirt.
noun
- 1
An image of this kind.
- 2
The area inside a skirt, as viewed from below and while being worn.
Her upskirt is very frilly.
verb
- 1
To take a voyeuristic photograph up the skirt of (a woman), especially surreptitiously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does upskirt come from?
From up + skirt. First attested in 1997. As a verb, in 2008.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).