uptalk
up·talk/ˈʌpˌtɔk/noun, verb
uptalk is spelled U-P-T-A-L-K: 6 letters and 2 syllables (up·talk). It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uptalk means “Speech that has a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question; upspeak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uptalk?
| Letters | 6: U-P-T-A-L-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: up·talk |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 uptalk?
Uptalk appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 uptalk?
- UK /ˈʌptɔːk/
- US /ˈʌpˌtɔk/
- /ˈʌpˌtɑk/
Uptalk has 2 syllables, split up·talk in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-uptalk.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uptalk
- uptalks present, singular, he/she/it
- uptalking participle, present
- uptalked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uptalk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Speech that has a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question; upspeak.
verb
- 1
To speak with a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question; to upspeak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uptalk come from?
From up- + talk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).