worked up
"worked-up" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“worked up” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | worked up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “worked up” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for worked up is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.".
Zero misspellings are on record for worked up in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is worked up, spelled W-O-R-K-E-D- -U-P.
Definition
- 1Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “worked up”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-O-R-K-E-D- -U-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.