yup

/yʌp/

//yʌp// adv

The verdict

“yup” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,546 among 1,840 “Y” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,546
frequency rank, Spanish
1,840
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sí.

Key facts for yup
PropertyValue
Headwordyup
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/yʌp/
Letters3
Frequency rank#82,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yup” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). yup lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yup is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,546 among 1,840 “Y” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /yʌp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sí.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for yup, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is yup, spelled Y-U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sí.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yup"?
"yup" is spelled Y-U-P. The IPA pronunciation is /yʌp/.
What does "yup" mean?
As an adverb, "yup" means: Sí.
How do you pronounce "yup"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yup" is /yʌp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yup" come from?
"yup" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “yup”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-U-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /yʌp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list