upturned
up·turnedadjective
upturned is spelled U-P-T-U-R-N-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (up·turned). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, upturned means “Turned over; inverted; capsized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in upturned?
| Letters | 8: U-P-T-U-R-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: up·turned |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th 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 upturned?
Upturned appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 upturned?
- US
Upturned has 2 syllables, split up·turned in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-upturned.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of upturned
- more upturned comparative
- most upturned superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upturned mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Turned over; inverted; capsized.
- 2
Turned up at the end.
- 3
Looking upwards, turned upwards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does upturned come from?
From up- + turned.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).