upvote
/ˈʌpˌvəʊt/
"upvote" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“upvote” is uncommon English (frequency #78,249 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,249
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A vote for something that increases a cumulative tally of popularity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-upvote · upvote · English
upvote · rank #78,249 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,249
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH unrecognisable
Nearest frequency peer: unrecognisable (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “upvote”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unglued
unglued
21,758 corpus weight
- unheralded
unheralded
21,757 corpus weight
- unibody
unibody
21,756 corpus weight
- unrecognisa…
unrecognisable
21,754 corpus weight
- upvote
upvote
21,752 corpus weight
- valedictory
valedictory
21,747 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “upvote” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | upvote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʌpˌvəʊt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #78,249 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “upvote” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
upvote is uncommon English at frequency #78,249 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʌpˌvəʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A vote for something that increases a cumulative tally of popularity.".
upvote has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From up- + vote. The correct English form is upvote, spelled U-P-V-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1A vote for something that increases a cumulative tally of popularity.
Etymology
From up- + vote.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.