upstate
up·state/ˈʌp.steɪt/noun, adjective, adverb
upstate is spelled U-P-S-T-A-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (up·state). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, upstate means “The northern section of a state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of upstate is upstates.
How many letters and syllables are in upstate?
| Letters | 7: U-P-S-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: up·state |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 upstate?
Upstate appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 upstate?
- US /ˈʌp.steɪt/
As an adverb (“To the northern section of a state”): /ʌpˈsteɪt/.
Upstate has 2 syllables, split up·state in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-upstate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-upstate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of upstate
- upstates plural
- more upstate comparative
- most upstate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upstate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USThe northern section of a state.
- 2
USThe inland section of a state, particularly of South Carolina.
- 3
A period during sleep when somebody is primed and ready to learn.
adjective
- 1
USOf the northern section of a state.
They went hunting in upstate New York.
adverb
- 1
USTo the northern section of a state.
He drove upstate to visit his mother.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Upstate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense northern section of a state:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | nördliche Hälfte (des US-Bundesstaates), nördlicher Teil (des US-Bundesstaates) |
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 upstate come from?
From up + state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).