yup

\ˈjʌp\

/\ˈjʌp\/ intj

The verdict

“yup” is uncommon French (frequency #54,345 among 198 “Y” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,345
frequency rank, French
198
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ouais.

Corpus desk

Index FR-yup · yup · French

yup · rank #54,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,345
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 198
  • PHOTO-FINISH yours

Nearest frequency peer: yours (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « yup »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « yup » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yup
PropertyValue
Headwordyup
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ˈjʌp\
Letters3
Frequency rank#54,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « yup » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).yuptombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « yours » (#54,344), « éblouis » (#54,346), « échangeait » (#54,347). Parmi 198 lemmes en « Y », « yup » est au #54,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yup is uncommon French at frequency #54,345 among 198 “Y” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˈjʌp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ouais.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for yup in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is yup, spelled Y-U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ouais.

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 French 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 \ˈjʌp\.
What does "yup" mean?
As an interjection, "yup" means: Ouais.
How do you pronounce "yup"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yup" is \ˈjʌp\. 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 French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yup", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list