worked up
"worked-up" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“worked up” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
Corpus desk
Index EN-worked-up · worked up · English
worked up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | worked up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “worked up” in English
Rare enough to double-check
worked up is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how worked up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I know it's difficult when things get this busy, but there's really no need to get so worked up over it.
Brother Wu gets worked up when you banter him off in any way, shape or form. Particularly his shoddy brand, football opinions or taste in clothes.
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.