# uptight

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌpˈtaɪt/ · frequency rank #33,901

## Definitions
1. Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
2. Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense.
3. Sexually repressed.
4. Unfriendly or rude.

## Easily confused with
- **upright** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upright-vs-uptight)

## Common misspellings (11)
`putight`, `upitght`, `upptight`, `uptgiht`, `uptigght`, `uptighht`, `uptightt`, `uptigth`, `uptihgt`, `upttight`, `utpight`

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